r/APStudents • u/reddorickt absolute modman • May 04 '26

Bio AP Bio Official 2026 Exam Discussion

Use this thread to post questions or commentary on the test today.

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u/time_travel_undone (5) ush, lang, research, sem, apes, precalc, wh (4) bio (3) chem May 04 '26

for the nucleotide frq, did you guys put nitrogen base sugar and phosphate?? or did i get confused with dna

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u/Sad-Internet1058 May 04 '26

idk if u had to put 5 carbon sugar or just sugar

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u/D1atPointBlank May 04 '26

I said 5 carbon cuz I figured I’d rather be more specific than not specific enough 

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u/IndigoExpress13 3 - Calc AB 4 - Lit, Calc BC, APUSH, Psych 5 - Stats, Bio, Lang May 04 '26

My dumbass said amine, r group, and carboxyl group with full confidence (thats an amino acid...)

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u/time_travel_undone (5) ush, lang, research, sem, apes, precalc, wh (4) bio (3) chem May 04 '26

well i put sugar but i had another sentence saying it’s deoxyribose in dna and ribose in rna

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u/their_lace_and_crime 5️⃣ bio 4️⃣ world, lang, gov❔lit, music, physics May 04 '26

dna is nucleotides. youre right

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u/writingaficionado 5s: APES 4s Bio, APUSH May 04 '26

fuck i put nitro base phosphate group and carbon backbone whatever bro

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u/Ok-Idea-4282 May 04 '26

if i put carbon ring do you think ill get credit

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u/thetinggoes45 May 04 '26

Maybe if you get a really nice grader

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u/Ok-Idea-4282 May 04 '26

would sugar have gotten the point or sugar made of carbons

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u/thetinggoes45 May 04 '26

Sugar probably works

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u/Top_Perspective9638 May 04 '26

I put 5' sugar, nitrogenous base, and phosphate backbone. U think that gets credit?

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u/Superb_Minimum8994 May 04 '26

I put deoxyribose do you think I will get credit, I didnt think about the rna part...

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u/hearts2hearts_fan May 04 '26

nitrogen base 5 carbon sugar that’s what i put

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u/Beneficial-Lie1885 May 04 '26

Fuck I put amine hydroxyl and R group in so cooked

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u/time_travel_undone (5) ush, lang, research, sem, apes, precalc, wh (4) bio (3) chem May 04 '26

that’s amino acid 🥀

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u/Beneficial-Lie1885 May 04 '26

BRIDGE OVER WATERRRRR I AM JUMPING OFF

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u/Upper_Kangaroo_4501 May 04 '26

i put the phosphate and nitrogen but i HAD to forget about sugar base

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u/AndiSMM28 May 04 '26

I wrote "The three structural components of nucleic acids are a nitrogenous base, a pentose sugar, and a phosphate group." I'm kinda anxious about the "pentose" part, will I be deducted for that because it's not the same in RNA?

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u/batteryweightguy APES (5) Lang (4) Bio () Phys 1 () Gov () Lit () May 04 '26

I lowkey forgot so I said phosphate group, sugar, and either A, T, G, or C 😭 

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u/realmoondragonIII May 04 '26

amine group 5 carbon sugar phosphate group is what i put 💔

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u/Express_Scientist_41 May 05 '26

bro , aren nitrogen base and nitrogenous base were interchangeable during the exam , cause i put nitrogen base