Exam 1 Flashcards
Kilo
1,000; 10^3
K
kilo
centi
0.01; 10^-2
c
centi
milli
0.001; 10^-3
m
milli
micro
10^-6; 0.000001
u
micro
nano
0.000000001; 10^-9
n
nano
pico
0.000000000001; 10^-12
p
pico
(F-32)/1.8
Celsius
Cx1.8+32
Fahrenheit
1in. = _______ mm
25.4
300 g water
300 ml water
measurable
quantitative
not measurable, judgement call
qualitative
ability to obtain true value
accuracy
ability to obtain the same value repeatedly
precision
Faulty lab supplies, over-simplification, misreading instrument: consistent errors
systematic errors
Inconsistencies in the way measurements are made or in lab equipment
Random errors
Misread a value, wrote value down wrong
human errors
Domains of eubacteria and archaebacteria
Prokaryotic cells
Domain eukarya
Eukaryotic cells
DNA is stored here; has a double phospholipid bilayer
nucleus
all the stuff inside the cell and outside the nucleus
Cytoplasm
liquid inside the cell and outside the nucleus
cytosol