Free Response Questions (FRQs) for AP Environmental Science
· On the AP Exam, you will be responsible for answering 4 FRQs
· Below is a list of FRQs from 2000-2015 that are organized by topic. I encourage you to study these because they will be the same format as the questions you will see on the AP Exam this year!
· These links do not contain the scoring guidelines and student work samples that show the answers. You will have to go to https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-environmental-science/exam-practice to login to the AP College Board site where those documents can be looked up.
· Good luck! You can do this!
1. Energy Flow
a. 2001 #2 Oak Tree and Ticks Food Web Experiment Design
2. Biogeochemical Cycles
a. 2014 #4 Biogeochemical – C & P
3. Climate, Terrestrial Biomes and Aquatic Zones
a. 2012 #4 Wetlands
b. 2011 #2 Coral Reefs Math
c. 2003 #3 Estuary Daily Variation
d. 2002 #4 El Nino and Disease
a. 2010 #3 Invasive Species
b. 2003 #1 Worm Invasive
4. Sustaining Biodiversity
a. 2015 #1 Everglades Ecosystem Change
b. 2013 #4 High Biodiversity
c. 2011 #1 Beetles & Bees
d. 2008 #3 Forest Fire Initiative
e. 2003 #3 Whooping Crane & CA Condor Endangered species
f. 2000 #3 Sparrow, Pigeon, Mammoth Endangered species
5. Agriculture/ Food
a. 2013 #1 Gulf of Mexico Eutrophication
b. 2011 #4 Arable Land Draw Graph
c. 2009 #4 Genetically modified (GM) crops Graph
d. 2006 #4 George's Bank Fish Catch
e. 2005 #2 Global Meat Production Graph/Math
f. 2004 #4 Soil Samples
6. Hazards and Human Health
a. 2012 #3 Active Ingredients Pesticides Experimental Design
b. 2005 #1 Disease on the Rise
c. 2004 #1 Mercury & Seafood
d. 2002 #3 LD50 Copper Sulfate Graphing Log Paper
7. Population
a. 2008 #4 TFR & Human Population Graphing
b. 2003 #2 Industria Population Graphing
c. 2000 #4 Age Pyramid
8. Sustainable Cities
a. 2015 #4 Urban Sprawl
9. Waste
a. 2015 #2 Mobile Phones and eWaste Math
b. 2007 #1 Fremont Sewage
c. 2006 #3 Fremont Brownfield
d. 2000 #2 Recycling
10. Geology
a. 2014 #3 Plate Tectonics
11. Energy
a. 2014 #1 Nuclear Power Pollution
b. 2012 #1 Fracking
c. 2012 #2 Fremont District Forest Math
d. 2011 #3 GDP v Electrical Use Graph
e. 2009 #2 Methane digesters Math
f. 2008 #1 Microalgae Fuel some math
g. 2006 #1 Photovoltaic
h. 2005 #3 Coal Mined in US
i. 2005 #4 ANWR
j. 2004 #2 W Fremont Wind Turbine Math
k. 2004 #3 Radioactivity Disposal
l. 2001 #1 Midwest NG Home Math
m. 2000 #1 Coal Powered Plant Math
12. Water and Water Pollution
a. 2015 #3 BP Spill
b. 2014 #2 Combined Sewer System – Storm runoff Math
c. 2009 #3 Colorado River water
d. 2007 #2 Family Water and Energy Saving Math
e. 2002 #2 Colorado River
f. 2001 #4 Fremont Farm Water Pollution
13. Air Pollution
a. 2010 #1 Deadly Pollutants
b. 2009 #1 Nitrogen Smog
c. 2007 #4 Urban Population --> Water & Air Problems
d. 2002 #1 Electric Cars Math
e. 2001 #3 Indoor Air Pollution
14. Ozone Depletion
a. 2013 #3 Ozone
b. 2007 #3 Stratospheric Ozone
15. Global Climate Change
a. 2013 #2 Battery Electric Vehicles Math
b. 2010 #2 Termites and Methane math
c. 2010 #4 Sea Level
d. 2006 #2 Greenhouse Gases Math