# Best Method for Memorising Biology?

**URL:** <https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/best-method-for-memorising-biology/32145>\
**Category:** Homework and Study Help\
**Tags:** biology\
**Created:** [December 3, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/best-method-for-memorising-biology/32145 "2016-12-03T17:41:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zachary\_56](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/da6949/32.png) [@Zachary\_56](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Zachary_56)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/best-method-for-memorising-biology/32145/1 "2016-12-03T17:41:09Z")

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Hello,

I am fairly new to using memory techniques, and the main ones that I have been using so far are memory palaces and the Major system for numbers.

However, I have a couple of questions and I would really appreciate someone helping me out.

Firstly, what is the best way to learn biology? I am learning it on my International Baccalaurate course, at standard level, but I am struggling a little with memorising all of the terms easily and effeciently. Do you have any advice? Because a memory palace type of thing is a little difficult, as I often have to deal with lots of large words that don’t relate to much else. For instance, monosaccharide. How would you break that down?

Another quick questions; what is the best way to organise memory palaces? I would like to create them for all my IB subjects, but how would I go about doing that and keeping them organised at the same time?

Thank you very much.

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**Author:** ![Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/josh/32/21_2.png) [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/best-method-for-memorising-biology/32145/2 "2016-12-28T00:58:28Z")

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> monosaccharide

When you have a large word, you can break it up into pieces. I would break it into: mono-sack-a-ride. The word, _mono_, means monkey in Spanish. To combine that with a sack and a ride, I might picture a monkey inside of a sack on a roller coaster. Then link that image to the definition.

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> what is the best way to organise memory palaces?

One idea is to have a memory palace of memory palaces, where each location in the index palace would link to a different journey.