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Below is some advice and information that I can give to you as someone who has taken AP biology and has got 5 on the AP exam.  The following is just a recommendation and not a claim!

AP Biology Exam:

A 3-hour examination covering a full-year introductory college course in biology with laboratory.  It includes 90 minutes of multiple choice questions that examine the understanding of representative content and concepts drawn from across the entire course, and 90 minutes of four required essays that encompass broader topics. Both sections of the exam test your understanding of those ideas taht unite the major content areas:  genetics and evolution; and organisms and populations.  Both sections may include questions based on the objectives of 12 AP Biology laboratory investigations.  To get more information about the AP Biology course and AP Biology Exam, click on the icon below to visit the college board site..

Of the two part of the exam, I have found the open response section to be the most important part. That is the part that would most likely determine your grade.  One of the essays is usually related to one of the labs done in the class.  Essays are usually on main concepts and are not very hard.  Remember that AP biology is the easiest AP science course.  For essays write long and well.  Be precise and give details.  You want to show the reader that you master that topic.  I personally wrote 16 pages for the 4 essays.  But you don't have to write that long.  Diagrams and graphs may also help in answering the questions.

Multiple choice section is the easiest part.  Some of the questions are very basic while others require logic to "solve."  There are many questions regarding reading graphs.  So make sure you can read and understand graphs and tables.

Preparing for the Exam:

During the year, an AP biology student should get himself/herself familiar with details in biology while learning the concepts well.  When the AP exam comes close, the student should already know the concepts; he/she should just "review" details.  Some may think that AP biology is just memorization, but that absolutely is not the case.  AP biology also involves understanding and problem solving.  It involves concepts and logics.  Half of the AP biology questions are on concepts and problem solving. You for example, need to "understand" the process of replication, duplication, translation, etc.  AP biology labs are very important.  Pay close attention to them and take them seriously.  Many of the AP exam questions are on the labs done in the class.  Even review your labs before the AP exam.

After you have reviewed for the exam, you should take a look at the previous AP exams.  Remember that you can get a good understanding of the exam itself by looking at the previous ones.

What to Do on the Day of the AP Bio Exam:

By the day of the AP biology exam, you should be ready!  Do not under any circumstances try to study biology on that day.  Be relax, eat, watch TV, and even play chess, but once again do not read biology on the day of the exam. Make sure you get a good sleep the night before the exam. Before you take the exam, you may want to go to the bathroom, drink water, and eat something with high sugar concentration, such as a chocolate.  Remember that the exam is long and you will not have any time to do anything other than doing the problems.   Make sure you bring with yourself couple of number two pencils and an eraser.

To get more information, you can check the college board web site.

AP Biology Hypertextbook

AP Biology Source

Guilford High School AP Biology