The idea isn't to have the information on the paper. Don't fool yourself. Make sure you can answer all homework and class handout questions without using your notes or the book. If you can't, you don't know the material. If you only plan to study the night before the exam, drop the course now.
Biology requires repetitive study habits.
You need to go over material, clear up any confusion in your notes, go over the material again, and then go back and review older material. Material in the Natural Sciences is cumulative. When you take a quiz or exam, don't assume that you'll never see that material again. Concepts build on one another. You need a knowledge of chemistry to understand cell biology.