Share Thread for Helpful Memorization Tricks for AP Biology

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<p>Hey guys! I'm a junior this year, studying for AP Biology. I'm the kind of learner who is really visual, but I also can recall information very easily through memorization tricks, like acronyms and patterns. Surely I'm not the only AP Biology student like this, so I thought it would be helpful for all of us to have a share thread for these kinds of tricks and tips!</p>

<p>I have a helpful one for the macromolecules' elemental components.</p>

<p>Carbohydrates - CHO
Lipids - CHO
Proteins - CHON
Nucleic Acids - CHONP</p>

<p>It just builds on with letters! Simple stuff like that, though I generally use acronyms to help me study as well. Share what tricks and tips you use!!</p>

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<p>Awesome idea. For the stages of mitosis, I just remember P.P. MATS (Prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase).
It also really helps to learn the Latin root words for prefixes and suffixes, it really helps in remembering meaning.</p>

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<p>Community’s most recent episode provided a couple good mnemonics for the whole kingdom, phylum, etc. thing:</p>

<p>Karen, Please Come Over For Good Sex
Kevin, Please Come Over For Gay Sex</p>

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<p>I’m a huge comic book fan so I use, for Mitosis</p>

<p>I Prefer Magneto And Telekinesis</p>

<p>^Taken from the end of X-Men First Class haha</p>

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<p>This is very helpful! I am going to bookmark this.</p>

<p>Sorry I don’t have a memorizing technique myself, but if I come up with one, I will be sure to share!</p>

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<p>This is a great idea. And that was a pretty great episode of Community, 314159265 :D</p>

<p>I really don’t have many but one obscure on for the immune system:</p>

<p>B cells are made in the BONE marrow. (B-B)
T cells mature in the THYMUS (T-T)</p>

<p>RNA has RIBOSE, DNA has DEOXYRIBOSE (that one’s really obvious)</p>

<p>If anyone has some mnemonics for photosynthesis and cellular respiration, please divulge.</p>

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<p>It was! Though my favorite was Pillows vs. Blankets (the historical documentary parody). Brought back some fond (and some not-so-fond) memories of doing a documentary for History Day last year.</p>

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<p>Yeah that was hysterical, and the episode preceding that one was hilarious with corpo-human Subway. It’s been a strong season.</p>

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<p>I remember the pyrimidine bases and the purine bases like this:</p>

<p>GA (as in georgia)=purine
CT (as in Connecticut)=pyrimidine</p>

<p>also, the base pairings</p>

<p>TA (teacher’s assistant) and GC (Guidance Counselor)–I don’t know, maybe I’m weird…but it’s helped me remember them :)</p>

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<p>I LOVE the purine/pyramidine tricks, and the B/T Cell stuff too.</p>

<p>I echo the sentiments of needing memorization tricks for cellular energetics. Hah.</p>

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<p>For the whole phylogeny thing, I used:
Dumb Kids Playing Chicken On Freeways Get Smashed</p>

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<p>HONC 1234</p>

<p>Hydrogen(bonds once) Oxygen(bonds twice) Nitrogen(bonds three times) Carbon(bonds four times)</p>

<p>HONC HONC! :)</p>