lite biology is a study aid for AP Biology exams. It’s the explanations you missed in class, the notes you forgot to take and a simplified (more interactive) version of your textbook. I also have AP lab guides to help you plan, carry out and write your labs.
If you’re taking the IB or A-level Biology exam, you’ll find the stuff here just as useful! I try to take all syllabi into account while writing the posts. If there’s something missing that you want to know, just shout.
I want to make biology simple. Readable, understandable bits of information. But not just bullet point notes like other websites — those are useful for memorizing, but it won’t be enough to help you understand your classes. What I aim to offer is explanations, and a whole lot of images (this will take some time to build!).
I’m hoping this website will help you make the connections and remember biology concepts better. If you think there is something we can add, or if you have any good news about how reading litebiology helped you in a recent assignment, quiz, exam, do drop us a line!
Chia / the author
In high school, Biology was not one of my favorite subjects. Bio class was the time for doodling, and lab reports were “joint efforts” with classmates. I hated the exams. There was always so much to remember, so much to write.
And then I did my A-levels. I still remember munching on popcorn and candy in a darkened lab, watching a black and white film of how Watson and Crick discovered/stole the structure of DNA. Biology started to look more interesting — I didn’t drop the class as I had originally planned!
8 years later, after majoring in Chemical Engineering (Bachelors) and Biomedical Engineering (Masters) I started my PhD in Biology at ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Working with live cells is just a lot more fascinating than calculating the size of distillation columns. I also now give one-on-one tutoring for AP, IB and A-level Biology (along with Math, Chemistry and Physics) to students in International schools and top Swiss schools in Zurich.
