10 Important and Useful Mnemonics for Biology Students

Biology is the study of the complex things in the Universe. It is an important and crucial Subject in the medical entrance exams viz., NEET. Biology carries the highest marks and can help medical aspirants excel in their exam if they prepare it well. But the only limitation of Biology is its vast syllabus, which requires wider and deeper understanding of many things. Sometimes it becomes really difficult to remember so many terms, definition and details in Biology. If you are facing this difficulty too, we have the solution for you. And That Is BIOLOGY MNEMONICS!

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A mnemonic is the best shortcut technique to instantly recall the large chunk of information with the help of ONE LINER or Phrase. The purpose of mnemonics is to make learning fun and easy so that you can store more information in your mind and for longer period. In this article we have presented some easy-to-remember mnemonics for Biology that will give a much-needed study boost in 2020. Let’s roll on to the biology fun!

• Treatment Of Sepsis

BUFALO

B – Blood Cultures

U —> Urine Output

F —> Fluids

A —> Antibiotics

L —> Lactate

O—> Oxygen

• Essential Amino acids

Any Help In Learning These Little Molecules Proves Truly Valuable

A – Arginine

H – Histidine

I – Isoleucine

L – Leucine

T – Threonine

L – Lysine

M – Methionine

P – Phenylalanine

T – Tryptophan

V – Valine

• Vitamin table

Tanya and Riya Now are Professors Because Father Cheered

T – Thiamine (vit. b1)

R – Riboflavin (vit. b2)

N – Niacin (vit. b3)

P – Pyridoxine (vit. b5)

B – Biotin (vit. b7)

F – Folic acid (vit. b10)

C – Cyanocobalamin (vit. b12)

• The Leukocyte Differential

Never Let Monkeys Eat Bananas

Neutrophils (60%)                       Never

Lymphocytes (30%)                     Let

Monocytes (6%)                           Monkeys

Eosinophils (3%)                     Eat

Basophils (1%)                        Bananas

• Taxonomic Order 

  

Dear King Phillip Come Over For Good Soup 

D – Domain

K -Kingdom

P – Phylum

C – Class

O – Order

F – Family

G – Genus

S – Species

• Human Genetic Disorders

Alka Sick Thi Phenyl Pine Ce

Alka- Alkaptonuria

Sick-Sickle Cell Anaemia

Th-Thalassemia

Phenyl-Phenylketonuria

C-Cystic Fibrosis

• Stages Of Embryonic Development 

Zikes! Martin Is A Big Giant Nerd!

Zikes- Zygote

Martin Is A- Morula

Big- Blastula

Giant- Gastrula

Nerd- Neurla

• Stages Of Cell Cycle 

Go Sally Go, Make Chicken

G1 Phase (Growth Phase 1)

S Phase (DNA Synthesis)

G2 Phase (Growth Phase 2)

M Phase (Mitosis)

C Phase (Cytokinesis)

• Phases of Mitosis

I Prefer Milk and Tea

I – Interphase

P – Prophase

M – Metaphase

T – Telophase

• Types of WBC (White Blood Cells)  

Never Let Momma Eat Beans

N – Neutrophils (60%)

L – Lymphocytes (30%)

M – Monocytes (6%)

E – Eosinophils (3%)

B – Basophils (1%)

• Parts of Male Reproductive System 

SEVEN UP

S – Seminiferous tubule

E – Epididymis

V – Vas deferens

E – Ejaculatory duct

U – Urethra

P – Penis

• Geologic Time 

Cows Often Sit Down Carelessly, Perhaps Their Joints Crack, Persistent Early Oiling Might Prevent Painful Rheumatism.

Cambriam, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian, Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous (Era)

Palaeocene, Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene, Holocene (Epoch)

 

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This list is just a small example of how little creativity can transform even the toughest concepts into the most interesting one-liners or acronyms. Be innovative and create your own mnemonics. It needs not to be perfect, until it serves its purpose.

Four principles of making memorable mnemonics for Biology-

Here are four principle which you can follow to make your own memorable mnemonics-

1. Selection: Select knowledge that lends itself to be turned into mnemonic.
2. Cue: Use the first letters as the ‘raw material’ for cues.
3. Chunk: Create a vivid, memorable phrase that reduces the content to a single chunk.
4. Rehearse: Practice by converting the mnemonic to the content to the mnemonic.

So, go on, have fun with your books and make your own list of mnemonics. Do not forget to share your mnemonics with us in the comment below. This will provide ease to study to other students as well. MTG’s books like NCERT at Your Fingertips, Complete NEET Guide, Count on ME will also ease your learning with various figures, funny corner (for generating interest), flow charts and analogies. The theory in these books are given in such a manner that you can easily create your own mnemonics. Also, you must subscribe to MTG’s monthly Magazine – Biology Today. Biology Today Magazine too provides many mnemonics for Biology. Besides this, the magazine is not voluminous and give a regular dose every month in short and crisp form. The content presentation in magazine is meticulously designed, because of which you actually don’t realize that you have read an entire topic. It makes your studying fun and easy.

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