Why Is Biology So "Tough"?

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This billboard was seen recently in Upstate South Carolina. I could not resist taking an image of it. The Web site referenced is designed for students considering applying for college. It has an "Are You Ready?" quiz, a tour of a virtual campus, and many suggestions for preparing for college study and life. It is a clever Web site and potentially very useful. But the billboard raises the question of why biology was selected as the "tough" subject. I think it comes from the myths about high school biology. Here are some of these myths as actual quotes from current and former biology students followed by my responses.

* Biology is hard.

Yes, it certainly can be if it has a boring …