Biology Lab Exam 1 Study Guide Updated Actual Questions With Correct Answers

BIOLOGY LAB EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS

Question 1.
Two types of Unit

ANSWER
Measurement English(in., ft., lb, gal etc.) and Metric(kilo, deci, centi, gram)


Question 2.
Advantages of metric

ANSWER
sys.s are? easy to work with, universal, measurements are based on multiples of 10


Question 3.
what is the basic LENGTH?

ANSWER
unit for measuring meter


Question 4.
what is the basic WEIGHT?

ANSWER
unit for measuring gram


Question 5.
what is the basic VOLUME/LIQUID?

ANSWER
unit for measuring liter/cubic meters






,Question 6.
Celsius to Farenheit

ANSWER
Formula C=(F-32)/1.8


Question 7.
Farenheit to Celsius

ANSWER
Formula F=(1.8XC)+32 or F=(CX9/5)+32


Question 8.
Convert 1L to ml

ANSWER
1L=1000ml (X1000)


Question 9.
Convert 1cm to mm

ANSWER
1cm=10mm (X10)


Question 10.
Convert 1$ to cents

ANSWER
1$=100cents (X100)


Question 11.
Convert 100ml to

ANSWER
L 100ml=.1L (/1000)






, Question 12.
Convert 10mm to

ANSWER
cm 10mm=1cm (/10)


Question 13.
Convert 100cents

ANSWER
to $ 100cents=1$ (/100)


Question 14.
Discrete Data

ANSWER
(binomial) whole numbers; counting or classifying into units


Question 15.
Continuous Data

ANSWER
(approximate) decimals; number which may fall any place on the number line


Question 16.
Random Error

ANSWER
due to inherent chance variation and can not be attributed to any known cause-it's
unavoidable and it is evaluated by statistical means


Question 17.
Systematic Error

ANSWER
result from some experimental deficiency & can be described