why is biology hard

Biology can feel like a subject made entirely of things to remember. Cell membrane. Mitochondrion. Ribosome. Chromosome. Enzyme. Allele. Homeostasis. Osmosis. Transcription. Translation. Mitosis. Meiosis. Then come diagrams. Cycles. Pathways. Taxonomies. Organ systems. Chemical names. Exceptions. More terminology. So a student reaches an understandable conclusion: Biology is difficult because there is too much to memorize. […]