AAB BASIC KNOWLEDGE EXAM FINAL
PAPER 2026 FULL QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ AFTER CENTRIFUGING, WHERE WILL THE HEAVIER AND
LIGHTER PORTIONS BE. Answer: HEAVIER WILL BE AT THE
BOTTOM. LIGHTER WILL BE AT THE TOP
⩥ WHAT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IS USED TO CHECK THE SPEED
OF THE CENTRIFUGE. Answer: TACHOMETER
⩥ TABLETOP CENTRIFUGE. Answer: PRIMARILY USED TO
SEPARATE CELLS FROM SERUM OR PLASMA
⩥ Microcentrifuge. Answer: USED TO CENTRIFUGE SMALL,
PLASTIC, CONICAL SHAPED CONTAINERS WITH AN
INTEGRAL SNAP CAP
⩥ WHAT TYPE OF GLASS ARE GLASS PIPETS MADE OF?.
Answer: BOROSILICATE GLASS
⩥ AUTOMATED PIPETS. Answer: ELECTRONIC & USED TO
PREPARE MANY SAMPLES FOR ANALYSIS
,⩥ SEMI-AUTOMATIC PIPETS. Answer: HANDHELD, USE
DISPOSABLE PIPET TIPS, & USE AIR DISPLACEMENT OR
POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT. SMALL VOLUMES 1-1000uL
⩥ TEMPERATURE REGULATED EQUIPMENT. Answer: HEAT
BLOCKS/ WATER BATHS
ROOM TEMP
REFRIGERATORS/ FREEZERS
⩥ BRIGHTFIELD MICROSCOPY. Answer: MOST COMMON AND
SIMPLEST.
ILLUMINATED FROM BELOW AND OBSERVED FROM ABOVE
⩥ WHAT ARE THE LIMITATIONS OF BRIGHTFIELD
MICROSCOPY. Answer: LOW CONTRAST OF MOST BIOLOGICAL
SAMPLES AND LOW APPARENT RESOLUTION
⩥ DARK FIELD MICROSCOPY. Answer: TECHNIQUE FOR
IMPROVING THE CONTRAST OF UNSTAINED, TRANSPARENT
SPECIMEN
⩥ ELECTRON MICROSCOPES HAVE A GREATER. Answer:
RESOLVING POWER THAN LIGHT MICROSCOPES & OBTAIN
HIGHER MAGNIFICATIONS. LIMITATION IS LOW RESOLUTION
, ⩥ FLUORESCENT MICROSCOPY. Answer: USES FLUORESCENCE
INSTEAD OF, OR IN ADDITION TO, REFLECTION AND
ABSORPTION TO VIEW THE OBJECT
⩥ WHAT WOULD A POLARIZED LIGHT MICROSCOPE BE USED
FOR?. Answer: MEDICAL APPLICATIONS SUCH AS VIEWING
MICROSCOPIC CRYSTALS IN URINE
⩥ WHAT IS THE MAGNIFICATION OF AN EYEPIECE LENS OF A
COMPOUND MICROSCOPE. Answer: 10X
⩥ METRIC UNITS OF MEASUREMENT?
LENGTH
MASS
VOLUME. Answer: METER
GRAM
LITER
⩥ TEMPERATURE FORMULA FOR CELSIUS. Answer: C= 5/9 (F-
32)
⩥ Ratio formula. Answer: amount of substance/amount of second
substance
PAPER 2026 FULL QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ AFTER CENTRIFUGING, WHERE WILL THE HEAVIER AND
LIGHTER PORTIONS BE. Answer: HEAVIER WILL BE AT THE
BOTTOM. LIGHTER WILL BE AT THE TOP
⩥ WHAT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IS USED TO CHECK THE SPEED
OF THE CENTRIFUGE. Answer: TACHOMETER
⩥ TABLETOP CENTRIFUGE. Answer: PRIMARILY USED TO
SEPARATE CELLS FROM SERUM OR PLASMA
⩥ Microcentrifuge. Answer: USED TO CENTRIFUGE SMALL,
PLASTIC, CONICAL SHAPED CONTAINERS WITH AN
INTEGRAL SNAP CAP
⩥ WHAT TYPE OF GLASS ARE GLASS PIPETS MADE OF?.
Answer: BOROSILICATE GLASS
⩥ AUTOMATED PIPETS. Answer: ELECTRONIC & USED TO
PREPARE MANY SAMPLES FOR ANALYSIS
,⩥ SEMI-AUTOMATIC PIPETS. Answer: HANDHELD, USE
DISPOSABLE PIPET TIPS, & USE AIR DISPLACEMENT OR
POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT. SMALL VOLUMES 1-1000uL
⩥ TEMPERATURE REGULATED EQUIPMENT. Answer: HEAT
BLOCKS/ WATER BATHS
ROOM TEMP
REFRIGERATORS/ FREEZERS
⩥ BRIGHTFIELD MICROSCOPY. Answer: MOST COMMON AND
SIMPLEST.
ILLUMINATED FROM BELOW AND OBSERVED FROM ABOVE
⩥ WHAT ARE THE LIMITATIONS OF BRIGHTFIELD
MICROSCOPY. Answer: LOW CONTRAST OF MOST BIOLOGICAL
SAMPLES AND LOW APPARENT RESOLUTION
⩥ DARK FIELD MICROSCOPY. Answer: TECHNIQUE FOR
IMPROVING THE CONTRAST OF UNSTAINED, TRANSPARENT
SPECIMEN
⩥ ELECTRON MICROSCOPES HAVE A GREATER. Answer:
RESOLVING POWER THAN LIGHT MICROSCOPES & OBTAIN
HIGHER MAGNIFICATIONS. LIMITATION IS LOW RESOLUTION
, ⩥ FLUORESCENT MICROSCOPY. Answer: USES FLUORESCENCE
INSTEAD OF, OR IN ADDITION TO, REFLECTION AND
ABSORPTION TO VIEW THE OBJECT
⩥ WHAT WOULD A POLARIZED LIGHT MICROSCOPE BE USED
FOR?. Answer: MEDICAL APPLICATIONS SUCH AS VIEWING
MICROSCOPIC CRYSTALS IN URINE
⩥ WHAT IS THE MAGNIFICATION OF AN EYEPIECE LENS OF A
COMPOUND MICROSCOPE. Answer: 10X
⩥ METRIC UNITS OF MEASUREMENT?
LENGTH
MASS
VOLUME. Answer: METER
GRAM
LITER
⩥ TEMPERATURE FORMULA FOR CELSIUS. Answer: C= 5/9 (F-
32)
⩥ Ratio formula. Answer: amount of substance/amount of second
substance
