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BIOL 1500 Lab Final Exam Questions And
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Scientific Method Steps - Answer✔Step 1 - Making observations/asking questions
Step 2 - Developing hypotheses
Step 3 - Design an experiment and test hypothesis
Step 4 - Analyze results
Step 5 - Repeat
The variable that is manipulated or varied by the researcher in an experiment is the: -
Answer✔Dependent Variable
In an experiment designed to determine the rate of reaction based on the content of each
beaker, the hypothesis that states there will be no difference in the outcome of the experiment
is: - Answer✔Null Hypothesis
Your heart rate, or pulse, is the number of times your heart ______ - Answer✔Beats per minute
Independent variables are usually plotted on the X-axis of a graph, whereas dependent
variables are usually plotted on the Y-axis - Answer✔True
If you get stuck while researching papers/topics or citing a paper what is the best solution? -
Answer✔Ask an NSU librarian
Your resting heart rate is___________ - Answer✔Is when your heart is pumping the least
amount of blood & when your heart rate is at its slowest
Being able to reproduce the results of an experiment on a separate day follows the principles
of: - Answer✔Similarity of Causation
The cause behind the results of an experiment will stay the same if we repeat the experiment
tomorrow follows the principles of: - Answer✔Uniformity
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If you were to attend lab in person, what is the proper attire you must wear before entering the
lab? (Select all that apply) - Answer✔Long pants, closed-toe shoes, and lab-coat
Which has a smaller wavelength: electrons or visible light? - Answer✔Electrons
Below is an image of a compound light microscope. What is represented by the letter B? -
Answer✔Objective Lens
Below is an image of a compound light microscope. What is represented by the letter F? -
Answer✔Coarse Focus Adjustment Knob
To view a specimen under an electron microscope, it has to be living. - Answer✔False
What determines resolution? Check all that apply. - Answer✔Visual Acuity, Lens Diameter,
Magnification, Lens Quality
Ocular lenses found in most compound light microscopes a magnification of..? - Answer✔10X
Dissecting microscopes allow higher magnification than compound microscopes. -
Answer✔False
A scanning electron microscope (SEM) does what of the following? - Answer✔Produce 3-D
images of the surfaces of objects.
You are using a compound microscope and you have the objective lens set to 40x. What is the
total magnification you are using to view the specimen? - Answer✔400x
If you were given a sample of bacteria to analyze, which microscope would be best for quickly
identifying the specimen? - Answer✔Compound
Blue-colored objects absorb which wavelength of light the most? - Answer✔Red
What volume of liquid would a P200 micropipette at this setting (pictured below) measure out?
- Answer✔155 μL
Which image below depicts high accuracy but low precision? - Answer✔C
100μL is equivalent to: - Answer✔0.1mL
What micropipette(s) could be used to measure out 175μL of liquid? - Answer✔P200 & P1000
What color-producing chemical will be used in today's lab to determine the concentration of
glucose solutions through absorbance readings? - Answer✔Chromogen
If the results of a patient's two "random" glucose readings are 196 mg/dL and 200mg/dL, this
person meets the criteria of diabetes mellitus. - Answer✔False
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BIOL 1500 Lab Final Exam Questions And
Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass
Scientific Method Steps - Answer✔Step 1 - Making observations/asking questions
Step 2 - Developing hypotheses
Step 3 - Design an experiment and test hypothesis
Step 4 - Analyze results
Step 5 - Repeat
The variable that is manipulated or varied by the researcher in an experiment is the: -
Answer✔Dependent Variable
In an experiment designed to determine the rate of reaction based on the content of each
beaker, the hypothesis that states there will be no difference in the outcome of the experiment
is: - Answer✔Null Hypothesis
Your heart rate, or pulse, is the number of times your heart ______ - Answer✔Beats per minute
Independent variables are usually plotted on the X-axis of a graph, whereas dependent
variables are usually plotted on the Y-axis - Answer✔True
If you get stuck while researching papers/topics or citing a paper what is the best solution? -
Answer✔Ask an NSU librarian
Your resting heart rate is___________ - Answer✔Is when your heart is pumping the least
amount of blood & when your heart rate is at its slowest
Being able to reproduce the results of an experiment on a separate day follows the principles
of: - Answer✔Similarity of Causation
The cause behind the results of an experiment will stay the same if we repeat the experiment
tomorrow follows the principles of: - Answer✔Uniformity
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If you were to attend lab in person, what is the proper attire you must wear before entering the
lab? (Select all that apply) - Answer✔Long pants, closed-toe shoes, and lab-coat
Which has a smaller wavelength: electrons or visible light? - Answer✔Electrons
Below is an image of a compound light microscope. What is represented by the letter B? -
Answer✔Objective Lens
Below is an image of a compound light microscope. What is represented by the letter F? -
Answer✔Coarse Focus Adjustment Knob
To view a specimen under an electron microscope, it has to be living. - Answer✔False
What determines resolution? Check all that apply. - Answer✔Visual Acuity, Lens Diameter,
Magnification, Lens Quality
Ocular lenses found in most compound light microscopes a magnification of..? - Answer✔10X
Dissecting microscopes allow higher magnification than compound microscopes. -
Answer✔False
A scanning electron microscope (SEM) does what of the following? - Answer✔Produce 3-D
images of the surfaces of objects.
You are using a compound microscope and you have the objective lens set to 40x. What is the
total magnification you are using to view the specimen? - Answer✔400x
If you were given a sample of bacteria to analyze, which microscope would be best for quickly
identifying the specimen? - Answer✔Compound
Blue-colored objects absorb which wavelength of light the most? - Answer✔Red
What volume of liquid would a P200 micropipette at this setting (pictured below) measure out?
- Answer✔155 μL
Which image below depicts high accuracy but low precision? - Answer✔C
100μL is equivalent to: - Answer✔0.1mL
What micropipette(s) could be used to measure out 175μL of liquid? - Answer✔P200 & P1000
What color-producing chemical will be used in today's lab to determine the concentration of
glucose solutions through absorbance readings? - Answer✔Chromogen
If the results of a patient's two "random" glucose readings are 196 mg/dL and 200mg/dL, this
person meets the criteria of diabetes mellitus. - Answer✔False
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