Biology Lab Exam 1 Study Guide Questions With Correct Answers

Biology Lab Exam 1 Study Guide
Questions With Correct Answers

Two |types |of |Unit |Measurement |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-English(in., |ft., |lb, |gal |etc.) |and |
Metric(kilo, |deci, |centi, |gram)



Advantages |of |metric |sys.s |are? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-easy |to |work |with, |universal, |
measurements |are |based |on |multiples |of |10



what |is |the |basic |unit |for |measuring |LENGTH? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-meter



what |is |the |basic |unit |for |measuring |WEIGHT? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-gram



what |is |the |basic |unit |for |measuring |VOLUME/LIQUID? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-liter/cubic |
meters



Celsius |to |Farenheit |Formula |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C=(F-32)/1.8



Farenheit |to |Celsius |Formula |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-F=(1.8XC)+32 |

| or |

F=(CX9/5)+32



Convert |1L |to |ml |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1L=1000ml |(X1000)



Convert |1cm |to |mm |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1cm=10mm |(X10)

, Convert |1$ |to |cents |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1$=100cents |(X100)



Convert |100ml |to |L |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-100ml=.1L |(/1000)



Convert |10mm |to |cm |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-10mm=1cm |(/10)



Convert |100cents |to |$ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-100cents=1$ |(/100)



Discrete |Data |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-(binomial) |whole |numbers; |counting |or |classifying |into |
units



Continuous |Data |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-(approximate) |decimals; |number |which |may |fall |any |
place |on |the |number |line



Random |Error |- |CORRECT |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



Systematic |Error |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-result |from |some |experimental |deficiency |& |can |be |
described



Illegitimate |Error |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-error |that |can |be |corrected |or |avoided. |e.g |bias



How |do |we |express |collected |data? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-graphical |form



Precision-accuracy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-exact |measurement