How To Study Biology - Tips From A High School Teacher - Owlcation

How to Study Biology: Tips From a High
School Teacher
LINDA CRAMPTON • DEC 8, 2022 3:41 PM EST
A Fascinating and Useful Subject
For many high school students, biology is a fascinating subject. This is especially true if the course
includes lots of lab experiments, field trips, and multimedia presentations. Biology may sometimes seem
overwhelming, however. There are many facts to memorize, especially in the senior years. Students are
sometimes surprised to discover that they also have to analyze and interpret data, use reasoning skills,
and apply previously learned knowledge to new situations. Luckily, there are plenty of ways to study
biology effectively.
I taught high school biology for many years. I have also helped students prepare for graduation
examinations. The tips and techniques described in this article are ones that helped my students develop
good study skills and do well in biology tests and exams.
Use Class Time Effectively
In order to learn biology, you need to have accurate information to study. Make sure that you use your
time in the biology classroom or lab effectively in order to collect this information.
Get enough rest, eat nutritious food, and limit junk food so that you're alert and ready to learn when
you arrive at school.
Attend all classes unless you have a very important reason for missing the class or unless you are ill.
If you do have to miss a class, find out what was taught from your teacher.
Complete all the required class assignments and homework.

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If you have errors in your marked assignments, find out what the correct answers are or what you did
wrong. Make a note of the correct information.
Make notes in class even if you’re not asked to. Write notes about what the teacher says and about
what he or she writes on the blackboard, whiteboard, or overhead projector.
Don’t be afraid to approach your teacher for help (either during class or after class) if you don’t
understand notes, facts, or procedures. The teacher may well be less intimidating when dealing with
students individually than when dealing with an entire class. He or she will probably be very pleased
that you are making an effort to understand the material.
Other people can also be helpful if they’ve studied biology and if they understand the section that
you're studying. These people include your parents, siblings, other relatives, and friends with good
work habits.
How to Take Notes
Make your own notes about information that your teacher presents in class.
Use point form if the information is being delivered quickly, writing down key words, terms, or facts.
Use abbreviations and symbols, provided you know what they mean. Leave spaces for later
clarifications.
Make sure you read over the notes to ensure that you understand them, preferably on the day that
you created them.
Tidy the notes up so that they are easy to read. Fill in any gaps in the information and clarify anything
that’s confusing. Reference sources, such as textbooks and reliable Internet sites, can help you do
this. Asking your teacher for clarification can also be helpful.
Consider keeping all notes in a separate notebook or binder. Once your notes are accurate, read
through them frequently to help you remember information.
If you type your notes on an electronic device, remember to back them up after every note-taking
session and in multiple places.
Read and Use Textbooks Effectively
Use your textbook regularly. Read the section that relates to your current classroom topic for
reinforcement and clarification, even if the reading hasn’t been assigned.
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Make brief summary notes on important sections of text. Consider highlighting the most important
points in the textbook if this is allowed.
Illustrations are very important in biology. Study drawings, diagrams, charts, tables, graphs, photos,
and captions very carefully.
Try to relate graphics to the text as you read. The graphics may help you to understand the text better
and may also make memorizing facts easier. If a graphic is very important, copy it into your summary
notes.
Read what’s printed in the margins! Sometimes when I asked a question in an assignment, a student
told me that the information that they needed wasn't on the relevant pages in their textbook. The
information was there, but it was printed in the margin, which they hadn’t read.
Take advantage of the textbook’s organization. For example, if your textbook has extras such as
chapter introductions, chapter summaries, vocabulary lists, and appendices, make sure that you read
them. If there are questions at the end of the chapters, try to answer them.
If your textbook has an associated website, make sure that you visit the site. The publisher may
provide additional information and practice assignments. If the textbook is accompanied by a code
that is needed to use the website, don't lose the code.
It's not advisable to try to memorize something that you don’t understand. Facts have a
habit of escaping from the mind if they’re learned by rote.
Create Cue Cards, Index Cards, or Flash Cards
Some of my graduating students wrote biology facts on index cards and then stored the "cue cards" that
they created in a file box, which they often carried around with them. Creating and reading the cue cards
helped the students to memorize facts. If they wrote a question on one side of each card and an answer
on the other side, they could use their cards as flash cards for group or individual study. Answering
questions and then checking to see if the answer is right is a great way to memorize information.
I always congratulated my students for their effort in creating their cue cards, but I also reminded them
that although remembering facts is essential, that’s not all there is to biology, especially in the curriculum
that we had to follow. Studying the cards can certainly be useful, but a student who hopes to get a good
grade in a biology course should use other study tactics as well.
Use Mnemonics as Memory Aids

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Mnemonics are words, phrases, sentences, graphics, or sounds that act as memory aids to help people
remember facts. You may enjoy creating your own mnemonics, but remember that to be effective they
must be both meaningful to you and easy to remember.
An example of a biology mnemonic that is often used to help students remember the order of
classification categories is “Limping Dreadfully, King Phillip Came Over From Great Spain”. The first letter
of each word is also the first letter of a classification category: Life, Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class,
Order, Family, Genus, Species.
An example of a visual mnemonic is one that's used to remember the difference between a dromedary
camel and a bactrian camel. A capital letter D at the start of "Dromedary" has one hump when it's turned
on its side, just like the dromedary camel. A capital letter B at the start of "Bactrian" has two humps when
it's turned on its side, like a bactrian camel.
The video below shares a mnemonic song about cells. Songs and poems or rhymes may be
effective memorization tools for some students.
How to Make a Concept Map
A concept map is a graphical chart that shows relationships and connections between concepts, ideas, or
topics in biology and other subjects. Concept maps are popular because they help people understand
and learn. They're sometimes used as brainstorming tools.
A concept map is hierarchical and is read from top to bottom. The most general and most inclusive topic
is placed at the top of the map. The topics become more specific and less inclusive as the connections go
down the page. Arrows link related topics. The nature of the relationship between the linked topics is
written on or next to the arrow.
To create a concept map, start by writing the name of the most general concept in a box or a circle (a
"node") near the top of a piece of paper. Next, draw some boxes containing concepts that are related to
your starting concept and connect them to the starting concept with arrows.
In the section of a concept map shown below I wrote the word “pancreas” in my first box. The pancreas
produces insulin, trypsinogen, lipase, and pancreatic amylase, so I wrote the names of these chemicals in
boxes and connected the new boxes to the pancreas box. Trypsinogen is converted into trypsin, so I
showed this connection next. Both insulin and trypsin are made of amino acids, so I linked them to an
amino acid box, which is shown at the next level of the map.
Tips for Concept Mapping

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You will need a large sheet of paper to draw your concept maps because you'll probably find that you can
make many connections between the nodes. Be careful, though—some maps can become so complex
that they are confusing. Stop drawing connections if your map becomes hard to read.
Some people "draw" the maps with Post-it notes or sticky notes, which can be rearranged if necessary.
Software programs can also be used to create concept maps. Some of these programs are free. A
drawing program may work, too. Do an Internet search for "concept map software" to discover graphics
programs that are specifically designed to create the maps.
Create Mind Maps
Mind maps are meant to be spontaneous, relatively free-form diagrams that show associations between
topics or ideas. Creating a map can be a very useful learning process. As in the creation of a concept
map, it stimulates a person to think of new connections and relationships and helps the person to learn.
The main topic of a mind map is written or drawn in the centre of a page. Related subtopics are written
around the main topic and connected to it by curved lines. The names of the subtopics are written above
the lines. Each subtopic can contain additional subtopics. The connecting lines generally become thinner
as they travel further away from the centre of the map.
Mind maps often include images and colour. They can be fun to make and interesting to examine. Mind
mapping software programs are available if you'd like to create the maps on a computer.
It's more important that you draw concept and mind maps that help you learn rather than
ones that follow all the correct rules, unless you're taking a course in which the rules are
important. Learning the rules can help you discover the potential benefits of concept or
mind mapping if you're unfamiliar with the techniques, however.
Make a Study Plan
Balance extracurricular activities, part time work, family obligations, your social life, and relaxation
time with study time. Make up a study schedule and stick to it. If you have to miss a study session
because of an unexpected event, don’t panic, but get back to studying as soon as you can.
For most people, studying frequently for small periods of time is more effective than studying for a long
time occasionally. This is especially true when someone is studying biology. The amount of
information that has to be learned in most biology courses builds up quickly. If you don’t keep on top of
all this information, the quantity of material that you will have to memorize when you finally sit down to
study could be overwhelming.
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Consider buying an agenda or planner to record important dates and information, such as the due
dates for assignments, test and exam dates, dates of special events, your study schedule, and a “To
Do” list. If you use an agenda on a computer, back up your entries frequently. Look at your reminder
list regularly.
Make sure that your study area in your home has sufficient room and is organized, even if the rest of
the room is in chaos. You need a quiet area with adequate lighting and space for your notebooks or
binders, textbook, agenda, writing and drawing instruments, and your computer and printer, if you
have them.
Develop Effective Study Skills
Active studying is often more effective than passive studying. Reading information in silence and trying
to remember it can be an effective study technique, but you also need to do something with the
information as you study. I’ve always remembered a favourite saying of one of my high school
teachers: “If you’re not studying with a pencil, you’re not really studying.”
For active learning, you could write down questions about the material in your textbook or notebook
and then try to answer the questions without looking at the books. You could also create cue cards,
flash cards, mnemonics, outlines, summaries, concept maps, mind maps, diagrams, and charts.
Reading aloud, even when you’re on your own, may also be an effective study technique for you.
If possible, form study groups with other people in your class to quiz each other and help each other
understand topics. Just be careful that the study group doesn’t turn into a socializing group. To prevent
this from happening, you could decide on the length of the study period with your group and then take
part in a fun social activity together once the study period is over.
A very effective way to learn a topic is to try to teach it. Teach a short topic in your biology course to
the other people in your study group. Answer their questions afterwards, just like a teacher would.
Make notes of any questions that you couldn’t answer and find out what the answers are. Also make
note of any factual errors in your presentation that were pointed out to you.
If your school has a homework room or offers after-school academic help, take advantage of this help
if you need to.
Use the Internet and Evaluate Websites
You have one great advantage compared to me when I studied high school biology: the widespread
existence of the Internet. Use the learning resources that it offers. Access the Internet at school or in a
public library if you don’t have a computer and an Internet connection at home.
Remember that there are a lot of ways to waste time when you're online. You mustn’t get distracted
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during your study time. Save the computer games and social activities for after your scheduled study
period.
If your teacher gives you useful web addresses for your biology course, make sure that you save the
addresses and visit the sites.
Use reliable sites when you are searching for academic information on your own. For example, look
for web addresses that end in .edu or .gov or visit well known news sites, magazine sites, online
museums, learning centres, or book publisher sites that have good reputations. Articles on other
educational websites and by qualified individuals can also be helpful. Use multiple sites for research,
even if the first site that you visit seems reliable.
Online dissection sites can be useful, either to replace a classroom dissection or to review a
dissection that was done in class. Do an Internet search for the animal dissection of your choice.
Sometimes a curriculum guide or syllabus for a particular course is published online, often listing
specific facts that students are supposed to know. This is not only useful for teachers but is also a
great learning resource for students. I gave my Grade Twelve (final year) students a list of these
prescribed learning outcomes. It acted as a checklist for what they needed to know and sometimes for
skills that they needed to develop. Ask your teacher whether there is a similar site for your biology
course.
Don't forget to bookmark useful websites after you discover them.
Write Practice Exams
Online exam practice sites that also provide answer keys are very useful, not only for checking that
you know biology facts but also for practice in answering questions written in a certain style or
questions that require reasoning abilities.
Going through previous exams is one of the best ways to prepare for an upcoming examination. This
is especially true if you expect the exam to include questions that require you to use higher level
thinking skills. You need to practice these skills so that you can apply them in real life, in future
courses, and in your upcoming biology examination.
Even if your biology curriculum is not identical to the one covered by an online examination, the exam
can still be useful. You may find that your biology course is covered in examinations from different
grades (years) when you're looking at the exams from other countries.
I've shown examples of exam question sites that my students and I used in the "Resources" section
below. Ask your teacher whether sites that are designed specifically for your biology course exist.
Testing yourself is an important technique for learning facts or procedures and for
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practicing and assessing your analytical skills.
Make an Effort and Get Help When Needed
Ultimately, how well you do in a biology course depends on how determined you are to succeed.
Fortunately, there is a tremendous amount of help available for today’s biology students. If you don’t
understand something, don’t wait to the end of the course for an explanation. Clarify the information and
study what you need to know as you go through the course material.
The final review sessions at the end of the biology course will be much easier if you have already solved
any problems that you had in understanding or interpreting the material and if you have already studied
the facts that you need to know. My students succeeded in biology using the strategies described in this
article. You can, too.
Biology Exam Resources That May Be Useful
Multiple sites have example exam questions for senior biology students. The two below should be useful.
Your teacher can probably recommend good sites for the curriculum that you follow. It's important to seek
your teacher's advice to find a site that is reliable as well as suitable for your curriculum.
Multiple choice questions from quizmeBC (a Canadian resource)
GCSE and IGCSE biology questions (a British resource)
Questions & Answers
Question: What is binomial nomenclature?
Answer: Binomial nomenclature is a system used to name organisms scientifically. It consists of two
words—the genus name and the species name. The genus is written with a capital letter while the
species isn’t. The words are printed in italics when using a computer or underlined separately if they are
handwritten.
Carl Linnaeus, the famous eighteenth-century Swedish scientist, is honored as the creator of the binomial
system for naming organisms. The genus and species names are often derived from Latin but are
sometimes based on other languages. The similarity in the scientific names of two organisms can
sometimes tell us how closely related they are.
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Question: What is histology?
Answer: Histology is a subdivision of biology. It's the study of the microscopic structure of tissues and the
way in which the structure is related to function.
© 2012 Linda Crampton
Comments
Linda Crampton (author) from British Columbia, Canada on May 22, 2019:
You're welcome, Reza.
Rezaabedini on May 22, 2019:
Thanks.
Hi, Reza. I’m glad to hear that you do well in exams. It would probably be a good idea to have a
discussion with your teacher about the tests. Teachers sometimes create tests in different styles or
emphasize different skills or topics from other teachers. Your teacher may give you some guidelines or
suggestions about what he or she considers to be most important in the course.
If you need more help after talking to your teacher, then look carefully at the tests that you’ve already
written to examine the types of questions that he or she asks. Of course, you should study the whole
course and be ready for any types of questions, but it’s sometimes useful to look at the learning
outcomes that a particular teacher considers to be most important. They may think that analysis and
interpretation is more important than memorizing facts, for example.
Reza on May 20, 2019:
These advices are useful.Thank you for these.I use these ways and i got good marks at exams but i can't
pass the tests very well. What can i do?
Linda Crampton (author) from British Columbia, Canada on September 21, 2018:
I appreciate your comment, bikolo.

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bikolo on September 21, 2018:
Thank you for your advice.
Linda Crampton (author) from British Columbia, Canada on June 28, 2017:
Thank you for the comment, A. Joseph.
A. Joseph on June 28, 2017:
very good coverage of the subject
Linda Crampton (author) from British Columbia, Canada on January 18, 2017:
Yes, mnemonics are a good idea, as I've mentioned in the article. Bulleted notes could be useful, too.
Thanks for sharing the idea.
Austin Setser on January 18, 2017:
1) I make bulleted notes
2) Mnemonics
Linda Crampton (author) from British Columbia, Canada on June 26, 2012:
Thank you for the visit, Mary. I appreciate your comment and votes very much, as well as the
recommendation to your grandchildren!
Mary Hyatt from Florida on June 26, 2012:
I can understand how this Hub was awarded HOTD! It was very deserving. You put a lot of time and effort
into it, and I can tell by the comments this Hub was well received. Thank goodness I no longer have to
worry about Biology, but I have Grandkids who do, and I will make sure the two of them read this.
I voted this UP, etc.etc.
Thank you for the comment and the congratulations, Stella. Yes, concept maps or flow charts do work
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well. I talk to myself a lot when I'm studying, too!
StellaSee from California on May 22, 2012:
Hi again Alicia I usually make a flow chart/concept map when I'm learning a process (say like glycolysis) it
seems to help me more than just read and reread my notes. Something else I also do that helps is I 'talk'
out the process to myself. But the downside to this method is that I got to make sure no one's
around...otherwise I look crazy! Congratulations on winning Hub of the Day :D
Thank you very much for the comment and the congratulations, Ingenira. Yes, acronyms are a great
mnemonic!
Ingenira on May 13, 2012:
Wow, this is such a comprehensive hub - All I need to know to study well in Biology. It certainly deserved
Hub of the Day award. Congratulations !
I like the "Concept Map" idea.
For me, using acronym to remember works very well for me.
Thank you for the comment, Kate! Good luck with your high school studies.
Kate on May 05, 2012:
This is great! I am still a high school student wish i had know this at the beginning of the term!!
Many thanks!
Thank you for both the comment and the congratulations, RTalloni!
RTalloni on May 03, 2012:

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Congratulations on your Hub of the Day. Well done, well earned. This could help any student become a
better student!
Thank you, iefox5. I'm sorry that biology was such a problem for you in high school!
iefox5 on May 03, 2012:
Biology is a headache for me when I was in high school, this article should be recommended to high
school students.
Thank you very much for the comment and the congratulations, ThePracticalMommy! I appreciate them
both.
Marissa from United States on May 03, 2012:
Wow! There are so many great tips for studying biology and studying in general! I like that you make it a
point to encourage students to take notes, even if they're not asked to. Too many students would just sit
back and not take the opportunity to take notes from the lesson if they were not explicitly told to by the
teacher.
Well done! Congratulations on the Hub of the Day! :)
Thank you very much for the comment and the rating, Prasetio. I love biology, too! I think that it's a
fascinating subject.
Hi, HSAdvocate. Thank you for the comment and for the very good suggestion! I do some work with Latin
and Greek root words in my Grade 11 Biology class. As you say, It does help the students deal with
scientific terms!
prasetio30 from malang-indonesia on May 03, 2012:
I love biology. Congratulations.....You deserve to get HOTD. Very well explanation about biology. It's one
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of my favorite subject when I was in Senior High School. Thanks for share with us. Rated up!
Prasetio
HSAdvocate from Home on May 03, 2012:
Lots of good advice here. I would know I teach Biology! One thing I have my students do that I didn't see
in your hub is I make my students memorize the meanings of "root words", the Latin derivatives that
make up many words in science for example: homo = same, hetero = different, gene = kind. So when
they see a word like homogeneous they know it means "same kind".
Thank you for the comment and the vote, livingpah2004, and for the congratulations too.
Milli from USA on May 03, 2012:
Very informative and useful Hub. Voted up!
Congrats on Hotd!
Thanks, CyclingFitness. Yes, creating a mind map is a very useful learning strategy. Many students find
them fun to make, too!
Liam Hallam from Nottingham UK on May 03, 2012:
Fantastic study guide. We never had mind maps while I was at school but they are a great way of putting
the pieces of the jigsaw together in your own way.
Thank you for the comment and the congratulations, ComfortB. I agree, taking notes in point form or
shorthand is the best method of capturing the most important points of a lecture, since it's impossible to
write down everything the teacher says, and it does help reinforce the information in the mind when the
notes are rewritten or clarified!
Comfort Babatola from Bonaire, GA, USA on May 03, 2012:

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Congratulations on your HOTD award!
On note taking, I have found out that if I write my notes in some sort of shorthand texts and then rewrite it
in proper english, I tend to remember/retain more of the content. Great hub. Thanks for sharing
Hi, Judi Bee. Thank you very much for the visit, the comment and the votes!
Thank you very much for the great comment and the congratulations, Tina! I appreciate the vote, too.
Thank you for the comment, the votes and the share, urmilashukia23. I hope your daughter finds the hub
useful too!
Judi Brown from UK on May 03, 2012:
Congratulations on HOTD! Very good hub, with great ideas. I'm long past my biology exams, but I can
pass it on to my daughter.
Voted up etc
Thank you for the comment and the congratulations, Express10.
Thank you for the comment and the congratulations, Thomas! Thank you for posting the hub to your
friend's Facebook page, too.
Christina Lornemark from Sweden on May 03, 2012:
This is a fantastic hub and so qualified to be the Hub of the Day! This hub is packed with so much useful
information and a goldmine for every student! It is important to make the most of those precious years
and learn as much as possible. One of the most important thing is as you wrote, it is better to understand
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and not only learn by rote. Congratulations and voted up!
Tina
Urmila from Rancho Cucamonga,CA, USA on May 03, 2012:
Great information about Biology. My daughter is majoring in this subject and I am forwarding this to her.
Voted up and useful! Shared on facebook.
Congratulations on Hub of he day!
H C Palting from East Coast on May 03, 2012:
This is a very useful hub, congratulations on being HOTD.
ThoughtSandwiches from Reno, Nevada on May 03, 2012:
alecia,
Excellent information here! I had an ex who was a Biology major who practiced much of what you are
preaching here and would have benefited from the rest!
Personally, I don't do science...hence the history degree but my roommate is taking a bio class as we
speak and her final is next week...I shall post this to her FB page.
Thomas
PS...Congrats on the Hub of the Day!
Thank you, John. I appreciate your kind comment!
John Sarkis from Winter Haven, FL on May 03, 2012:
What a brilliant hub Alicia. Science is something I've never been very good at. You did an excellent job in
explaining biology.
Congrats on winning HP's HOTD

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John
Thank you very much for the comment, theraggededge. It is exciting to have the hub of the day!
Bev G from Wales, UK on May 03, 2012:
I agree with Carmen, this hub is invaluable for anyone studying anything. It's so encouraging to see 'one
of the team' achieve HotD!
Thank you, Carmen H. I appreciate your visit and comment.
Thank you very much for the comment and the congratulations, random creative!
Good luck with your Plant Biology final, Londonlady! Thanks for the comment.
Carmen Beth on May 03, 2012:
The tips and techniques here are not only beneficial to biology students but all students too. A useful hub!
Rose Clearfield from Milwaukee, Wisconsin on May 03, 2012:
Very detailed hub! A lot of these suggestions are applicable to many other academic subjects well.
Congrats on getting Hub of the Day!
Deya Writes on May 03, 2012:
Good hub, I have a Plant Biology final later today and I can't say that I use ALL these tips, but concept
maps and good note taking have been the key to my "A's". Thanks for writing this :)
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Thank you so much for such a wonderful comment, drbj!! I appreciate your visit, the comment and the
vote very much!!
drbj and sherry from south Florida on May 02, 2012:
Alicia - this information is so necessary and complete, it should be compiled in a small leaflet and
distributed to every high school student in the country. I suggested printed media rather than online so
written notes could be made in the margins by readers. Absolutely awesome. Voted Up naturally.
Thank you very much for the comment, Susan! I hope the hub is helpful for your son.
Susan Zutautas from Ontario, Canada on May 02, 2012:
I'll be passing your hub along to my son as he's taking a biology course in the fall.
Very useful and in-depth hub!
Thank you for the comment and the votes, Brainy Bunny, and thanks for the plan to suggest that your
daughter reads this hub! I hope she finds the ideas useful.
Hi, Maren Morgan. Thanks for the comment and the suggestion. Recording the teacher's lectures is a
good idea, if the teacher allows it. There are some good podcasts available for high school students, too,
which would help students who are auditory learners.
Brainy Bunny from Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania on May 01, 2012:
Wow, this is so thorough! Almost all of your study techniques are applicable to many other subjects, too.
I'm going to suggest my daughter read this, since she always complains that she doesn't know how to
study. Voted up and useful.
Maren Elizabeth Morgan from Pennsylvania on May 01, 2012:
Wow - much good advice for every subject. it does seem a little skewed towards visual learners (I am
such a critter, so I recognize many tips that would appeal to me.) For the auditory learner, recording the
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class lectures (if permitted) and listening to them many, many times could be helpful.
Thank you very much for the comment and the votes, Tom!
Hi, Austinstar. There are so many good study techniques that are popular now! I never heard about
concept maps or mind maps when I was in high school. Thanks for commenting.
Hi, GoodLady. Thank you so much for the visit, the comment, and the votes! I appreciate them all.
Thomas Silvia from Massachusetts on May 01, 2012:
Hi Alicia,all good information and advice that will be very useful to all students who will be taking biology
class .
Vote up and more !!!
Lela from Somewhere near the heart of Texas on May 01, 2012:
And to think I only used to use an outline (which I took down while in class). I could have used all of these
tricks!
Penelope Hart from Rome, Italy on May 01, 2012:
How comprehensive and informative and thorough your Hub is. A must for anyone studying any subject.
Voting up and interesting.
Thank you, teaches. I appreciate your comment and your vote very much! Yes, asking the teacher
questions when you don't understand something is a very valuable learning strategy.
Dianna Mendez on May 01, 2012:

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Wow, this was really good reading on the subject covered. Your tips and advice will help students achieve
goals. I agree with your tip to ask the teacher if you do not understand -- this is what will make it more
memorable for you. Your concept mapping is awesome. Voted up.
Thank you very much, angela_michelle. Good luck with your biology class!
Angela Michelle Schultz from United States on May 01, 2012:
I will be actually taking a biology class this summer. So I should probably read your article a couple times.
LOL. Great job!
Hi, Augustine! Thanks for the comment. I agree, in an advanced high school biology course a chemistry
background is very helpful in order to understand the biochemistry section of the course.
Augustine A Zavala from Texas on May 01, 2012:
Good Hub! I wish someone would have told me to take chemistry before biology. That would have been
very helpful! Thank you for sharing.
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How to Study Biology: Tips From a High

A Fascinating and Useful Subject

Use Class Time Effectively

Complete all the required class assignments and homework.

How to Take Notes

Read and Use Textbooks Effectively

Create Cue Cards, Index Cards, or Flash Cards

Use Mnemonics as Memory Aids

How to Make a Concept Map

Tips for Concept Mapping

Create Mind Maps

Make a Study Plan

Develop Effective Study Skills

Use the Internet and Evaluate Websites

Don't forget to bookmark useful websites after you discover them.

Write Practice Exams

Make an Effort and Get Help When Needed

Biology Exam Resources That May Be Useful

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Question: What is binomial nomenclature?

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