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Bio 101 Lab Exam #1 Study GuideQuestions and Answers
The purpose of a microscope is? - Answer-To distinguish fine detail which our eyes
alone cannot perceive
What type of microscope do we use in Bio101 lab? - Answer-Compound microscope
What can we use a microscope to study? - Answer-Cells
What is the highest magnification lense on the compound microscope used? - Answer-
100x
Describe how to calculate the total magnification of a specimen. - Answer-Take the
power of the objective and multiply by the power of the eyepiece (usually x10)
Be able to identify and list the function of the compound light microscope - Answer-Be
able to identify and list the function of the compound light microscope
If the sample is too thick on a microscope slide, what will we see? - Answer-Too thick to
see cells?
What are the six steps of the scientific method? - Answer-Observation, Form a
Question, Hypothesis, Conduct Experiment, Analyze Data, Draw Conclusion
What is the difference between a hypothesis and a prediction? - Answer-Hypothesis is a
testable, informed guess
What is meant by a null hypothesis? - Answer-Hypothesis that proposes no statistical
significance occurs
Independent variable - Answer-A variable whose variation does not depend on that of
another
Dependent variable - Answer-A variable whose variation depends on that of another
What type of organism is Lichen? - Answer-Simple, slow-growing plant
What type of cells are snakes blood? - Answer-Draw snakes blood
Be able to identify an Erlymeyer flask, beaker, graduated cylinder, volumetric cylinder -
Answer-Which is the most accurate for liquid measurement? How can you tell?
, What does octoploid mean? - Answer-A cell that has eight complete sets of
chromosomes
Are strawberry cells eukaryotic or prokaryotic? - Answer-Eukaryotic
Are cheek cells eukaryotic or prokaryotic? - Answer-Eukaryotic
List two types of cellular replication - Answer-Mitosis and meiosis
Why do our cells undergo mitosis? - Answer-Growth, development (acquiring new traits
with age), and repairing injured cells
Which cells undergo mitosis? - Answer-Somatic
Chromosome - Answer-Long, thin strings composed of DNA and proteins which carry
genes
Chromatid - Answer-Associated DNA and histones
Interphase - Answer-Phase where cell is doing its normal functions
Describe one difference between mitosis in an animal cell and a plant cell - Answer-In
Prophase, animal cells have centrioles that organize spindles while plant cells don't.
Plants also have a pre-prophase band, which consists of actin and microtubules, that
forms in the place where the cell wall will appear
How many cells result in mitosis? - Answer-Two
What are the stages of mitosis? - Answer-Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase,
Cytokenesis.
What is diploid? - Answer-Containing two complete sets of chromosomes, one from
each parent
What is haploid? - Answer-A single set of unpaired chromosomes
How many chromosomes do human diploid cells have? - Answer-46
How many chromosomes to human haploid cells have? - Answer-23
How many chromosomes are in human somatic cells? - Answer-46
How many chromosomes are in human gamete cells? - Answer-23
How many cells result in meiosis? - Answer-4
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