Biomimicry Test 1 Flashcards
Put the following in order of size largest to smallest:kilo, giga and mega
Giga, mega, kilo
Put the following in size order from smallest to largest:micro, milli and nano
Nano, micro, milli
Write the equation which links actual size, image size and Magnification
Magnification = Image size➗actual size
What type of microscope do we use in class?
A light microscope
Which type of microscope has the highest resolution and magnification?
Electron microscope
What is the term for the measure of how clear an image is?
Resolution
What is the term for the measure of how much larger or smaller an image is?
Magnification
What is the name for the lens directed at the sample?
Objective lens
What is the term for living things giving out light (glowing)?
Bioluminescence
What is the name for how heat travels in a solid?
Conduction
What is the name for how heat travels in a fluid?
Convection
What is the name for how heat travels through a vacuum?
Radiation
What is the name for the separation technique that is used to purify water?
Distillation
What is the word for when a liquid becomes a gas?
Evaporation (accept boiling)
What is the term for when a gas becomes a liquid?
Condensation (accept condensing)
What is the name for the type of cell(s) which carry electrical impulses around the body?
Nerve cells (accept neurone)
What is the name of the process plants use to produce glucose?
Photosynthesis
What are the 2 reactants in photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide and water
What are the 2 products of photosynthesis?
Glucose and oxygen
What is the separation technique used to separate pigments?
Chromatography
What is the value scientists calculate to define different pigments?
Rf value
When you have 2 sets of continuous data should you draw a scatterplot or a bar graph?
Scatter plot
Write 1400000 in standard form
1.4✖️10 (6)
Write 3.2 ✖️ 10 (4) as an ordinary number
32000
