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Turn your biology notes into a review set for your next exam

Upload lecture slides, PDFs, notes or photos of textbook pages and get biology flashcards, quizzes and mind maps built from your own material.

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Why a biology review built from your own notes works better

Most biology review sets online cover someone else's syllabus, so half the terms may not match what your instructor emphasized. A Quizlet-style biology review built from your own lecture slides and readings keeps the focus on the exact material you will be tested on.

Build cards from the lectures, readings and handouts your course actually uses.
Study on any device in the browser, with no download needed on the free plan.
Switch between flashcards, multiple choice quizzes and mind maps from the same notes.
Export to Anki or CSV on Plus when you want to keep reviewing outside DeckOwl.

Example biology review flashcards

What is the function of mitochondria?They produce most of the cell's ATP through cellular respiration.

How does mitosis differ from meiosis?Mitosis makes two genetically identical diploid cells; meiosis makes four genetically distinct haploid cells.

What is the role of helicase in DNA replication?It unwinds the double helix by breaking the hydrogen bonds between base pairs.

What is osmosis?The movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from an area of lower solute concentration to higher solute concentration.

What are the main products of the light-dependent reactions?ATP and NADPH, plus oxygen released from splitting water.

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Flashcards from your own material

Upload a PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text file or a photo of a page, and get flashcards that follow your professor's lectures instead of a generic textbook.

Spaced repetition built in

Cards you miss come back sooner and cards you know fade out, so your review time goes to the biology facts you are still shaky on.

Quizzes and mind maps too

Turn the same notes into multiple choice, true/false and short answer quizzes with explanations, or a mind map of how topics connect.

How it works

Upload your notes

Add slides, a chapter PDF, typed notes or a photo of a handout. Text in images is read with text recognition.

Generate your biology review

Choose flashcards, a quiz or a mind map. The set is built only from the material you uploaded.

Study and review

Work through the cards in your browser. Spaced repetition schedules the ones you need to see again.

Starting from your own pages also makes it easier to check what you are missing. If a unit on cell respiration has twelve slides, you can generate cards from all of them, then see which definitions you keep missing and go back to those slides.

Spaced repetition is the piece that makes this stick. Reviewing a card just before you would forget it is more effective than rereading the whole chapter the night before an exam.

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Frequently asked questions

How many flashcards should I make for a biology unit exam?

A practical target is one card per key term, process or distinction in each lecture, which usually lands between 40 and 80 cards for a unit. Focus on cards that test why a process happens, not only what it is called.

Which biology topics are best for flashcards?

Vocabulary-heavy topics like cell structures, enzyme names, and stages of mitosis or the Krebs cycle work well as flashcards. Processes with many steps are easier to learn with a quiz or mind map alongside the cards.

Is the biology flashcard generator free to use?

The free plan includes 3 generations per month and studying in the browser. Exports, unlimited generations and spaced repetition are included with the Plus plan at $39/year or $7.99/month.

Can I export biology flashcards to Anki?

Yes, Anki export is included in the Plus plan, along with PDF, DOCX and CSV export. Students with a school email get 40% off, and no credit card is needed to start.

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