can anyone help with biology short cut for memorizing?
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try to associate each characteristic with something you already know. i picked the first letter of what i wanted to remember. and thought of something i could associate it with. it really helped me to the point i didn't have to study anymore.
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The easiest way to remember Chemistry equations: is to write it down and make notes on it.\n\nThe easiest way to learn biological terms is also to write it down - instead of writing down its meaning, try writing a sentence using that word. If you add humor to the sentence - it will be more easier for you to remember.\n\nTo understand the theory behind both - give names to the terms involved and try imagining it in your mind.\n\nExample: Say an "Electrolytic Solution" is a lake, the "Electrodes are Trees" etc. etc... and try imagining something happening.. it is easier to remember it that way!
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Use the PRTR method: Preview. Read. Think. Review.\n\nPreview the text by nothing subheadings, bold faced words and maybe making up some questions you to answer as you read.\n\nRead the text carefully, highlighting and making notes as you go along.\n\nGo do something else for an hour but don't watch TV or go on the computer. You will end up thinking about what you read and putting it in your own words.\n\nReview your highlighting, notes and answered questions the day you read the chapter, before a lecture and before a test.
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i don't mean to be a bad answerer but I don't think finding a five paragraph essay you didn't write would be any help. There are also some sites that actually "tricks" cheaters and report to schools that a student is plagerizing. \nBut I can certainly /help/ you at least.\nOne might be:\n-Introduction about plants. 3 main ideas you'll discuss. Why plants are so important...etc\n-Body paragraphs may include in depth about plant structures, how a plant maintains life (photosynthesis, maybe include plant cells and respiration, how it grows...etc this paragraph should be the longest), and how plants enables other living things to survive. \n-conclusion\nThis is actually a pretty easy frame. If you know what you're doing, at the most this should take you about an hour or less.
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Try Mind Mapping!!!\nWrite all the most important facts that need to be remembered on que cards, study them and then shuffle them and map them back together. That way u will remeber the facts and all the little bits that connect them!!!!!
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These links are actually helpful unlike the previous answer, give them a chance, don't give up.\n\nSENIOR BIOLOGY LINKS.\n\nOn-Line Biology Book\n\nhttp://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/BioBookTOC.html\n\nhttp://www.clickandlearn.org/Bio/bio_links.htm\n\nHow You Rot & Rust\n\nhttp://www.biomedx.com/microscopes/rrintro/rr4.html\n\nExcellent Biology Links:   \n\nhttp://www.wiley.com/legacy/college/boyer/0470003790/animations/animations.htm\n\nhttp://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/index.html\n\nhttp://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animation.html\n\nBiology Websites\n\nhttp://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/biology.html\n\nBio 275\nmolecular animations\n\nhttp://www.soest.hawaii.edu/~ffd/bio275/\n\nLinks to Recommended Resources\n\nhttp://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/RR/index.html#students\n\nGood luck.\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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Actually it can depend on how you mind works.  It kinda falls into these categories\n\nReading (visual)/verbal (action)\nShort term Memory/ Long term memory\nQuite/background noise\nDeep focus/ Short focus\n\nSo what you need to do if start testing yourself and seeing how you learn best.  \n\nDO YOU REMEMBER WHAT PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THEN WHAT YOU READ? \n\nYES:  You should see about studying with friends so the topic can be discussed and thus fixed into you head.  Jot down concepts and information you are unclear or unsure of.  Also topic you know will be covered heavily in the test before meeting with the study group and/or friends.  Then refer to these note to make sure you discuss these when your all together.\n\nNO:  Then you can learn certain reading technique to make scanning material more effective.  And create bullet notes that you can read clearly for review.\n\nDO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK BETTER THEN THAT LITTLE CHOIR YOU MOTHER JUST ASKED YOU TO DO? \n\n(Good short term test is getting a deck of cards.  Pull out two suits.  Lay the two suits face up in a grid pattern. (Make sure you shuffle them first).  Now look at the card, when you feel you know where everything is flip the cards face down.  Now how many pairs can you find?  The more pairs the better your short term memory is.\n\nYES: Now if you long term memory is better you'll do better reviewing the material in shorter bust but more frequently.  Say at the end of the day review the notes you took that day and the day before.  Then just before a test don't actually study. It will allow you to pull from long term memory instead of stuff you shoved into short term memory the night before.\n\nNO:  If your short term memory is best you will gain from cramming just before a test.  That does mean organization of your notes and material is more important.  It will not only make it easier for you to remember but allow you to cover material quickly.  Use note cards and highlighter when ever possible.\n\nDO YOU FEEL MORE COMPORTABLE WITH ACTIVITY GOING ON AROUND YOU? (The concept of a little noise is that the human brain actually takes a break around every 7 minutes.  The result is at these points if your in an environment your unused to, you brain will wonder off and it’s harder to get back to work.  So if you’ve been trained to focus when things are quite, you’ll study best with things are quite.  Only children tend to work best this way, because they didn’t have a busy house hold around them.  But large families always have noise in the house so children from these homes actually tend to do best with some form of back ground noise going on.\n\nYES: Then turn on some music or the TV.  It’s best if the music or TV show is old and your very familiar with it.  That way when your brain takes the little brake it can focus on the familiar and let you get right back to work. If you can’t have either of those study in a main room with people coming and going, or an old favorite of mine is to go to a park or coffee house.\n \nNO:  Turn off all distractions, like cell phones, close doors, and let everyone know you are not to be disturbed.  If there is not quite place at home go to the library or a similar minded friend’s house. \n\nDO YOU PREFER MAGAZINES OR NOVELS? DOING SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS IN ONE DAY VERSE SPENDING THE WHOLE DAY DOING 1 TASK? DO YOU ALWAYS SURF TV CHANNELS INSTEAD OF LEAVING IT ON ONE CHANNEL UNTIL SOMETHING YOU LIKE COMES ON? \n\nYES: Burst study you should always take a break between different topics.  And you shouldn't study longer then 30 minutes if possible, any longer and you start loss your effectiveness.  Take like a 30 minute to hour break and then go back to study more.\n\nNO:  For long term study gather everything you want to get done.  Have it organized in the order you wish to go through the materials.  Get everything you need to be comfortable long term, like drinks, munchies, comfortable chair, extra pape
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Wayyyyyyy back when, my biology teacher led us through procedures that pretty well guaranteed decent grades.\n\nHe had us keep notebooks with at least five sections. Notes, daily work, drawings, tests, and another which I forget.\n\nNotes were taken in class. Daily work was homework or free study work where we had to answer questions. Many of the questions could be answered right out of the book, but we had to rephrase them. Drawing, for biology, explain themselves. It wasn't art, but developing the ability to see what we were looking at and reinforcing it by making a labeled sketch. Tests, so that we could review right and wrong answers for future tests. Everything saved was corrected so that we had the right answers.\n\nThis notebook, along with the memory aid "SQ3R" carried us through what we couldn't discipline ourselves for or invent on our own.\n\nSQ3R was for reading our text information: Survey (skim it first), Question (what questions does the skimming raise), Read (look for answers to the questions while reading the text), Recite (find some way to talk about the new information. Relate it to something), Review (look over all the materials in notebook and text before quizzes and tests).\n\nOne other tip he gave us for science classes was "learn the vocabulary. You will have mastered half of the subject if you learn the special vocabulary and understand what it means."\n\nTo show how effective what he taught was, here I am repeating what he said 45 years later.
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I would summarize, but I wouldn't want to leave out any detail you're seeking:\n\nHere are some lecture notes on the subject:\nhttp://soma.npa.uiuc.edu/courses/bio303/Lecture29_111504.pdf\n\nHope that helps-
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Here ya go: great 'create your own' mock papers\n\nhttp://www.edexcel.org.uk/quals/gce/biology/adv/9040/ri/news/bet.htm\n\nand here's the whole list of past papers, etc. Have a look at examiners' reports as well, they can sometimes be very enlightening!\n\nhttp://www.edexcel.org.uk/quals/gce/biology/adv/9040/\n\nBest of luck!
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http://www.people.virginia.edu/~rjh9u/IntroBio/bio201/lectures/Lecture06.html\nit's all there for you, outlined and organized. hope this helps!
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trust me this works...most people have a much better visual memory then a mental one...what you need to do is get a blank sheet write all the words down so in a way that you can see it in your head, ie. different sizes, font, alphabetical or in groups or whatever, then look at the page, memorise how its laid out close your eys picture it then write it out on a new sheet, do this till you can do it right without referring, time consuming but you'll get full marks...as soon as you get into the test (if its written) justy write down your memory sheet on a piece of paper and you'll have all the answers
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1) LOTS OF COFFEE\n2) Often reading aloud can help you remember things more than reading them silently\n3) If you're working on something math or science related, try skipping problems and doing one or two per section, go back, and re-read the sections, paying close attention to definitions and formulas\n4) Get at least a little bit of sleep; remember you need 4 hours just to fuction, and a couple more can't hurt. Honestly a well rested brain will probably be able to piece together enough BS to at least pass the test, as opposed to a tired brain trying to cling to whatever it barely knows in between random shut-downs.
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You can try these few methods that I always use to memorise my maths formula.\n\ni) Divide the menu into smaller portions, eg main course, drinks, etc. You will concentrate on one portion at a time to memorise. Look at the first few dishes, say first 4, and then write them down on a rough paper. Then cover up the menu and try writing out the first 4 dishes again. If you cannot remember, you take a quick look at the menu and then try writing again. Once you can write it out in full, you can proceed to the next 4 dishes. \n\nUse the same method to memo the next 4 dishes, however you could have forgotten the first 4 dishes. So once you finish this 2nd set of dishes, you try writing out the first set. It could be hard writing it out again. But you can take a quick look at the menu everytime you find it hard to remember. Ultimately you would want to write it out a few times without looking at the menu.\n\nAfter that, you will combine the 2 sets and try writing out the first 8 dishes without looking at the menu. Once you can do that, you proceed to the next 4 dishes using the same method above.\n\nOnce you can memo the 3rd set, you will try to write out all the sets. From set 1 to 3 all over again. So this is the way you try to add on to the things you memo.\n\nOnce you are done with the main course, you may proceed with the drinks. However, for this portion, your set 1 will be the first 4 drinks. Try to memo the first 4 drinks and proceed to the next set. You do not have to combine the main course portion with this very first set of the drinks when doing your memorising work for this portion, because you have actually separated the whole menu into portions right. The aim of this memorising work is to be able to write out each portion at one go without looking at the menu and then checking each portion to make sure that you can write them out correctly.\n\n------------------------------------\nii)Try forming words using the first letter of each dishes that are easy to remember. \nEg. \nChicken Chop\nFish and Chips\nSalmon Salad \nBig burger\nHamburger\n\nSo we have C, F, S, B, H.\nYou need to form a sentence using this few letters and this sentence can be anything that you can associate with. Can be your friends, work, home, etc. \n\nthe Cat and the Fish are Shouting at each other. i dont think we should quarrel, we should Be Happy with what we have.\n\nThis sentence is indeed very long, however knowing the context, we can shorten it \n\nCat and Fish are Shouting, Be Happy\n\nSo whenever you read out this sentence, you will visualize the cat and fish quarreling.\nThis seems tedious, however you must know that humans can remember pictures much easier than words. \n\nAn alternative is to just attach a word to each letter and dont even care about whether the sentence makes sense.\n\nC, F, S, B, H.\n\nYou can reemeber it as\n\nCome Find Star, Be Happy.\n\nIf you can remember it easily in this way, it would be good for you. It is a very good and fast method as you would find it hard to form a sentence that makes sense.\n\n----------------------------------------------\niii) Another method is to form a picture with the words or formula. This is a good way to memo formula.\nEg.\n\nChicken Chop\nFish and Chips\nSalmon Salad \nBig burger\nHamburger\n\nFor every dish, you can attach a picture to it. For example, you can attach a cresent to the letter C. Beacuse the C looks like a cresent. \nYou may wonder, " wouldn't it be easier if i just attach the picture of the real dish the its own name,"\nYes definitely, you can do that. However if you are working in a restaurant that serves foreign food or the owner gives fanciful names to the dishes, then you would find it hard to memorise.\n---------------------------------------------\nTake note:\na) It is hard to try out these new methods the first time. You need more practise. The more you do it, the more you would be used to it.\n\nb) I think the best method is method (i). I used th
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I heard only study in hour stretches with at least 15 minute breaks.  Fish also increases brain function, so tuna fish sandwiches are a good snack.  When I study, I also outline as I read so I know I understand key points.  Sign off Yahoo! and  study: )
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One way? Unless you're cramming for the SATs like I am, a good way is to memorize 1-? words per day based on your abilities. I prefer 3-4 cause its simple and easy. Plan your words the night before, next morning, recite them. And do so throughout the day randomly. And at night, review.\nIt sounds long but each step litterally takes less than 4 minutes.
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I always found if I put myself in a small room with no other distractions, I could concentrate better.\n\nWrite things down, it helps you remember.\n\nMake up little hints to help you remember lists of facts...for example "my very efficient mother just served us nine pizzas" is a good way to remember the 9 planets.  So you could make up your own little sentence if you had to memorize the supreme court judges or the 5 senses, or whatever.