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Science Practicum 1 Flashcards

Review for the Practicum 1 assessment on Wednesday, October 9

1
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Scientific method steps

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  1. Observation
  2. Pose a question/state a problem
  3. Hypothesis
  4. Experiment
  5. Results
  6. Conclusion
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2
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observation typically leads to…

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questions

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3
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a critical part of observation is…

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researching what other scientists have learned about the topic

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4
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a hypothesis is…

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a tentative answer to a scientific question

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5
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a hypothesis is tested through…

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experiments

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6
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what is controlled experiment

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an experiment where all other variables are gone except for what is stated in the hypothesis and the control

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what is a control…

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sample/event in the test that is not exposed to the testing procedure

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8
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what is a scientific theory

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encompassing conclusion based on many other similar individual conclusions

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9
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Equation for determining speed of a pillbug…

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centimeters traveled divided by seconds timed (to get average, add the speed and divide by the amount of numbers)

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10
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why is it important for scientists to come to conclusions after many trials?

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because it helps build credibility and repeatability

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11
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what kind of animal is a pillbug?

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Crustacean

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12
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what is the pill bug’s skeleton called

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exoskeleton

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13
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structure for gas exchange in the pill bug

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gills

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14
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how many times does the pill bug shed its exoskeleton in its life?

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4-5 times during its life

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15
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parts of the pillbug (alphabetical order) (7 total)

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abdomen, antennae, eyes, head, legs, thorax, uropods,

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16
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how many legs does the pill bug have?

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seven

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17
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what colors could the exoskeleton on the pillbug be

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gray to brown

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18
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the first part of the pillbug’s head that is fused to the thorax is the

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cephalothorax

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19
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the 7 additional parts of the thorax are also called the

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pereon

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20
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what is the acronym for metric conversion (King…)

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King Henry Died By Drinking Chocolate Milk

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21
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what does the B in “died BY drinking chocolate milk” stand for?

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Base unit (grams, liters, meters)

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22
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what does the K in “KING Henry” stand for?

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kilo

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23
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what does the H in “king HENRY” stand for?

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hecto

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24
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what does the d in “King Henry DIED” stand for?

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deca

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25
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what does the d in “Henry died DRINKING” stand for?

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deci

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26
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what does the C in “CHOCOLATE milk” stand for?

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centi

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27
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what does the m in “chocolate MILK” stand for?

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mili

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28
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what is the base unit for length?

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meter

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29
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what other two conversions come after millimeter?

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milli ___ ___ micrometer ___ ___ nanometer

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30
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what is the base unit for weight?

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grams

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31
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which unit is typically used for larger weights?

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kilograms

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32
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what is the base unit for volume?

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liters

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33
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what temp does water boil at (celsius and fahrenheit)

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100 degree celsius and 212 degree fahrenheit

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34
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what temp does water freeze at (celsius and fahrenheit)

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0 degrees celsius and 32 degrees fahrenheit

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35
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what is the equation for celsius

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(F-32)/1/8

36
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what is the equation for fahrenheit

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(1.8C)+32

37
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describe a compound light microscope

A

uses light to magnify objects

38
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stereomicroscope (aka dissecting microscope) function

A

examine whole objects at low magnification

39
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compound light microscope function

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examine smaller slices of objects under higher magnification

40
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transmission electron microscope function

A

similar to the compound microscope: just a little bit of improved contrast

41
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scanning electron microscope function

A

image of the surface and dimensions

42
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explain the function: binocular head

A

hold two eyepiece lenses

43
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explain the function: eyepiece lenses

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look through to view item, can be magnified to 10x

44
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explain the function: focusing knob

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knob on the side of the microscope, used to change focus of the eyepieces together

45
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explain the function: magnification changing knob

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on top of the microscope or on the binocular head used to change magnification in both eyepieces simultaneously

46
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explain the function: illuminator

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used to illuminate an object from above

47
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explain the function: zoom mechanism

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stays in focus while changing magnification for continuous viweing

48
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explain the function: rotating lens mechanism

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blocks view of object while magnification is changing

49
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explain the function: viewing head

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holds ocular lenses

50
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explain the function: scanning objective (compound light microscope)

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shortest of the objectives and scans the WHOLE slide (red banded)

51
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magnifying power of the scanning objective

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4X

52
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explain the function: low-power objective

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used to view in greater detail, step up from scanning objective (yellow banded)

53
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magnifying power of the low-power objective

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10X

54
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explain the function: power objective

A

the longest lens and a step up from the low-power objective (blue banded)

55
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magnifying power of the power objective

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40X

56
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explain the function: oil immersion objective

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view objects with the greatest magnification

57
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explain the function: stage

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platform that hold and supports microscope slides

58
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explain the function: coarse adjustment knob

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knob used to bring objects into approx focus (only used with low-power objective)

59
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explain the function: fine adjustment knob

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knob used to bring objects into final focus

60
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explain the function: condenser (compound light microscope)

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lens system used to focus the beam of light on the object being viewed

61
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total magnification equation

A

multiply the magnification of the eyepieces (10x) by the magnification of the objective lenses (either 4, 10, 40, or 100)

62
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field of view refers to…

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what is shown within the circle when looking through the microscope

63
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diameter of view refers to…

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the length of the field from one end to the other

64
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High power depth of field equation

A

HPD=LPDxLPM over HPM

65
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LPD in the depth of field equation stands for…

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Low power diameter of field

66
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LPM in the depth of field equation stands for…

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Low power magnification (100)

67
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HPM in the depth of field equation stands for…

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High power magnification (400)

68
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osmosis is…

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the movement of water across the plasma membrane

69
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prokaryotic cells lacks a…

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nucleus

70
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prokaryotic classification only includes 2 organisms:

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bacteria and archaea (kind of single celled organism, basically bacteria)

71
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eukaryotic cells have a…

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nucleus

72
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inversion refers to the fact that:

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the image on the microscope is upside down and reversed

73
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parfocal refers to the fact that:

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a microscope will stay in focus when the objective lenses are changed

74
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diffusion is the…

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movement of molecules from higher to lower concentration, until equilibrium is achieved

75
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osmosis is the…

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diffusion of water across a permeable membrane from a higher water concentration to a lower water concentration

76
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tonicity refers to:

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concentration of solutes (particles) and solvent (water) compared between the outside of the cell and the inside of the cell

77
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Isotonic means:

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same concentration in two solutions (neutral)

78
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Hypertonic means:

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higher solute concentration in solution (particles)

79
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Hypotonic means:

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lower solute concentration in solution (particles)

80
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what is the movement of the water in an isotonic solution

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no movement

81
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what is the movement of the water in a hypertonic solution?

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water moves OUT of the cell into the solution

82
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what is the movement of the water in a hypotonic solution?

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water moves from the solution INTO the cell

83
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Crenation is the process of where the cells exposed to too much salt (NaCl) do what…
(cells exposed to a hypertonic solution)

A

shrivel up

84
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Hemolysis is the process of where the cells exposed to too much salt do what… (cells exposed to a hypotonic solution)

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swell and burst

85
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a microscope’s eyepiece is at 10x and the objective lens is at 40x, what is the total magnification?

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400x

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