BSc Biomedical Sciences
Department of Life Sciences
BMS4001
ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR THE BIOSCIENCES
PRACTICAL SKILLS ASSESSMENT BOOKLET
NAME: Shenay Isaac
Student ID: 19113316
1
, Circle the correct answer (1 mark each)
1. In ml, what is 300 μl equal to?
a. 0.03 ml
b. 0.003 ml
c. 3.0 ml
d. 0.3 ml
2. 3 ml is equivalent to:
a. 3 cm3
b. 3 µl2
c. 0.3 ml2
d. 3 ml2
3. What is the mass of 256 μl of water?
a. 2.56 g
b. 0.256 g
c. 25.6 mg
d. 0.0256 g
Write your answer in the box
4. How many mg is 6.72 g equal to?
6720mg
5. After weighing out a chemical on an analytical balance, the display shows 0.0452. Write this
amount in mg and in grams:
0
0.452 x 10-3mg
0.0452g
6. If you pipette out 500 μl of water, what would the expected mass be if your balance and pipette
are perfectly calibrated?
0.5g
2
Department of Life Sciences
BMS4001
ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR THE BIOSCIENCES
PRACTICAL SKILLS ASSESSMENT BOOKLET
NAME: Shenay Isaac
Student ID: 19113316
1
, Circle the correct answer (1 mark each)
1. In ml, what is 300 μl equal to?
a. 0.03 ml
b. 0.003 ml
c. 3.0 ml
d. 0.3 ml
2. 3 ml is equivalent to:
a. 3 cm3
b. 3 µl2
c. 0.3 ml2
d. 3 ml2
3. What is the mass of 256 μl of water?
a. 2.56 g
b. 0.256 g
c. 25.6 mg
d. 0.0256 g
Write your answer in the box
4. How many mg is 6.72 g equal to?
6720mg
5. After weighing out a chemical on an analytical balance, the display shows 0.0452. Write this
amount in mg and in grams:
0
0.452 x 10-3mg
0.0452g
6. If you pipette out 500 μl of water, what would the expected mass be if your balance and pipette
are perfectly calibrated?
0.5g
2
