<p>Hello.
When studying for AP Bio exam, I often face diffculty with lack of maintaining the concepts and vocabularies that I memorized few days ago. I want to last them longer, but it seems that my memorization technique is weak. I want to know what are your memorization techniques and also skills to connect different conceps in accordance with the 8 themes of biology.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>I’m a very visual, process-oriented person. I have a photographic memory for maps. Instead of memorizing facts, I focused on understanding biological processes and how they unfold. Campbell has good diagrams to help with that.</p>
<p>I got a 5 on the exam because the curve is very friendly. You don’t need to know everything.</p>
<p>Try using quizlet, the flashcard site. I find it very useful in memorization, it drills the information into your head and has alternative features that allows you to memorize vocabulary.</p>
<p>Try thinking of memory tricks to help you remember specific information. Things like “eight and eight went to the store to buy Nintendo 64” helped me remember that 8x8=64 way back in third grade. For Biology I remember that a lenticel facilitated gas exchange through the bark in plants because the word sounded like “let-in-cell.” You can also just get good [AP</a> biology notes](<a href=“http://etestnotes.com/apreviewguides/courseselect.html]AP”>http://etestnotes.com/apreviewguides/courseselect.html) to help you remember everything.</p>
<p>Biology lends itself well to funny Mnemonic devices (think hormone, methane, Okazaki)</p>