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biology lab test 1
labs 1-10
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
09/29/2008

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The six steps of the scientific method
Definition
make ovser ations, ask questions, propose answer, test hypothesis, accept of reject hypothesses, repear the test.
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centi
Definition
one-hundreth
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milli
Definition
one-thousandth
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micro
Definition
one millionth
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nano
Definition
one billionth
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standard unit of lenght is the ___ and is equal to ____ inches
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meter, 39.37
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5 things used to measure volume
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flask, pipette, pipette dropper, beaker and graduated cylinder
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the standard unit of mass
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gram
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a kilo gram is how many grams?
Definition
1000
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independent variable
Definition
 can be manipulated or changed by the reseatcher
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dependent variable
Definition
 the observed the outccome of the test
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control variables
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variables that must remain constant during the test
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ocular

Definition
lens nearest the eye
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body tube
Definition
 keeps ocular and objective lenses at proper distance from each other
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nose piece
Definition
permits interchange of low medium and high power objectives
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pointer
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found in ocular
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arm
Definition
supports body tube and ocular
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objectives
Definition
contain lenses of various magnifications
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coarse adjustment changes _____ between slids and focuses and image and fine adjustment permits _______ ________
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distance, exact focusing
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iris diaphragm
Definition
regulates amount of light going through specimen
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depth of focus is?
Definition
the thickness of an object that is all in sharp focus at the same time
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prepared slides
Definition
made in advance using time consuming techniquest material killed, solvents added, embedded in wax, and sliced into thin sections
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wet mounts
Definition
living tissues or cells ar desired for investigation
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stereomicroscope
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 has two oculars magnification lower that with compound light microscope
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phase-contrast microscope
Definition
uses regulat light rays for illumination good for viewing live material
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transmission electron microscope
Definition
passes electrons rather than light waves through specimen
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scanning electron microscope
Definition
usues moving beam of electrons to bounce the electrons off the specimen
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working distance of a microscope
Definition
distance between slide and object
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field of view
Definition
circular field you see through the ocular
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4 organic compounds
Definition
carbohydrates lipids proteins and nucleic acids
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Simplest of the carbohydrates
Definition
monosaccharides
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Benedicts reagant is used to test for what?
Definition
reducing sugars, the abilty for a monosaccharide of disaccharide to add elctrons to other molecules
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what is added to detect the presence of starch
Definition
iodine
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What is used to detect presence of lipids
Definition
sudan stain test
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proteins are made of ________________ linked by ______ bonds
Definition
amino acids, peptide
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What is used to find protein

Definition
Biuret reagent
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what two things are tryglicerides made of
Definition
fatty acids and glycerol
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polymer
Definition
complex moluecules
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monomer
Definition
smaller molecules making up chains to form polymers
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Reducing sugars are ______ madthat release _____ and give the _______ to other molecules
Definition
Term
largest class of lipids
Definition
tryglicerides
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lipids are soluble in ____ and _______
Definition
acetone and chloroform
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emulsion
Definition
two lipids that are insoluble in each other
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inner packages called______ float around in ____
Definition
organelles, nucleoplasm
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cell wall
Definition
provides structure and rigidity to plant cell
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cytoplasm
Definition
fluid that acts as suspending medium
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endoplasmic reticulum
Definition
supporting framework of cell that is used for cell transport
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ribosomes
Definition
they are nucleic acid that is used in protein synthesis
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mitochondria
Definition
double layered sace that produce ATP
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Golgi Apparatus
Definition
flattend vacuole sac that synthesizes carbogydrates and packages moldcules for secretion
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lysosomes
Definition
sacs of enzymes that digest foreign molecules and worn cells
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centrosomes
Definition
oganizes spindle fibers and assists mitosis
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vacuoles
Definition
membrane sacs that store and excrete substances within the cytoplasm
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fibrils and microtubules
Definition
support cytoplasm and transport materials
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cilia and flangella
Definition
movement of particles along cell surface of move cell
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nucleous
Definition
direct cell activity and forms ribosomes
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chloroplast
Definition
used in photosynthesis
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Brownian Movement
Definition
visisble under high power microscope minute particles of solid matter bacteria and other tiny organisms in a liquid suspension seem to move constantly in an erratic course
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diffusion
Definition
particels in a solution tend to move from areas where there are higher concentration to ares of lower concenration
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when cells are place in a hypotonic solution they ____ and ____  which is called ___if they are place in a hypertonic solution the _____ _____ and ____this is called_____
Definition
swell and burts lysisl   lose water and shrink called crenation
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when a cell has enough water to push the cell membrane firmly against the wall
Definition
turgor
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