We will more quickly move to the deeper questions, assuming that you can understand the basics. Keeping up with your homework will be very important. However, that does not mean that you only study for this course when there will be a test. Keep up with your work and studying for the tests will not be as difficult. There will be some quizzes for when we have covered less material, and they are generally worth half as much as a test .
Biology involves a considerable amount of memorization and lots of new terms.
A good way to study would be to make note cards of all the new terms you encounter. As much as possible, we will focus on understanding the concepts more than memorizing the definitions. Other times you will answer questions based on the lab and turn those in. The results are harder to control, and the experiments often recall several days or weeks. It is important at the beginning to write down why we are doing the experiment, and then remember each time you take measurements or make observations.