BIOLOGICAL FORMULAE - NOT GIVEN IN EXAM Flashcards

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What is the formula for magnification

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Magnification = Image size / Actual size

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What is the formula for calculating Rf value

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Rf = Distance moved by solute / Distance move by solvent

Solute / solvent

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What is the equation for rate

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Rate = Change in quantity / Time taken

Does what it says on the tin

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4
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What is the equation for surface area : volume ratio

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SA:V ratio = SA / V

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5
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What is the equation to calculate genetic biodiversity

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Proportion of Polymorphic gene loci = Number of polymorphic gene loci / Total number of loci

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What is the formula for cardiac output

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Cardiac output = Heart rate x Stroke volume

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7
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What is the formula to calculate the Respiratory Quotient

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RQ = CO2 produced / O2 consumed

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What Is the formula to calculate microorganism population growth

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N = N x 2^n
0

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9
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What is the calculation for the efficiency of biomass transfers

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Efficiency = Biomass transferred / Biomass intake x 100

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What is the formula for the temperature coefficient (Q10)

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Q10 = R2 / R1

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11
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What is the formula to calculate circumference of a circle

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2nr

n = pi

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12
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What is the formula to calculate Area of a circle

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nr^2

n = pi
^2 = squared

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What is the formula for the surface area of a cuboid?

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2(bh+bl+hl)

b = base
h = height
l = length

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What is the formula to calculate the area of a cuboid

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bhl

b = base
h = height
l = length

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15
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How do you calculate the mean

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Sum of all values / number of values

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16
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How do you calculate percentage change

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Change / original x 100

17
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How do you calculate percentage yield

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Actual amount / theoretical amount x 100

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How do you calculate percentage error (uncertainty)

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%error = 2 x absolute uncertainty / quantity measured x 100

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