Purpose. The purpose of the article is to justify the need and students ability to work with complex texts in biology education. Methodology and Approach. To achieve this goal, theoretical methods were used: analysis and synthesis of philosophical, psychological and pedagogical, including methodological literature; description of work experience Results. The presented methodological methods of organizing work with scientific or educational texts on biology are aimed at understanding by students difficult to master information and will allow students to achieve certain positive results in education and self-knowledge Theoretical and Practical Implications. Theoretical significance of the study: in determining the role of the methodology for organizing work with complex texts for students to understand information difficult to master. The practical significance of the study is in its possibility of using the developed and described methods of working with complex biological information by biology teachers, graduate students and students of pedagogical universities.