Biophysics topics 1-6

• Accuracy and precision

• Dimensional analysis

• Unit conversion: foot, inch, metres

Week 1 of biophysics

Multiple Choice

Degree of conformity is a characteristic of...

• Accuracy

• Precision

Multiple Choice

1 foot is...

• 25.4 metres

• 0.30 metres

• 0.91 metres

Multiple Choice

Needs several measurements to be determined

• Accuracy

• Precision

Multiple Choice

Ampere is for...

• Electric current

• Amount of substance

• Luminous intensity

Multiple Choice

May be affected with a random error

• Accuracy

• Precision

Multiple Choice

A definition for biophysics

• Scientific study of biological processes in terms of physics.

• Science that deals with the structure of matter and the interactions

  of theuniverse.

• Conversion of biological observations into knowledge.

Multiple Choice

Degree of reproducibility is a characteristic of...

• Accuracy

• Precision

Multiple Choice

It's true to intention

• Accuracy

• Precision

Multiple Choice

May be affected with a systematic error

• Accuracy

• Precision

Multiple Choice

1 inch is...

• 25.4 metres

• 0.30 metres

• 0.91 metres

Multiple Choice

Pa, atm, mmHg and lb/pulg 2 measures...

• length

• volume

• mass

• pressure

Multiple Choice

Candela is for...

• Electric current

• Amount of substance

• Luminous intensity

Multiple Choice

L, mL, m3, gal and fl oz measures...

• length

• volume

• mass

• pressure

Multiple Choice

Kg, pound and stones measures...

• length

• volume

• mass

• pressure

Multiple Choice

It's true to itself

• Accuracy

• Precision

Multiple Choice

Can be determined with a single measurement

• Accuracy

• Precision

Multiple Choice

Mole is for...

• Electric current

• Amount of substance

• Luminous intensity

• Kinematics

• Kinds of motion

• Vector and scalar

• Speed and velocity

• Distance and displacement

Week 2 of biophysics

Multiple Choice

Determines in which direction an object is moving

• Velocity

• Speed

Multiple Choice

Act or process of changing place or position with respect to some reference object.nes in which direction an object is moving

• Inertia

• Motion

• Force

• Resistance

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

Speed is a...

• Vector quantity

• Scalar quantity

Multiple Choice

Units for velocity

• m

• m/s

• m/s2

Multiple Choice

Units for position

• m

• m/s

• m/s2

Multiple Choice

Units for acceleration

• m

• m/s

• m/s2

Multiple Choice

The object is translated as a hole from one location to another

• Translatory movement

• Angular motion

• Reciprocating motion

Multiple Choice

Rectilinear or curvilinear

• Translatory movement

• Angular motion

• Reciprocating motion

Multiple Choice

Any object acting as a radius moves about a fixed point

• Translatory movement

• Angular motion

• Reciprocating motion

Multiple Choice

Repetitive movement

• Translatory movement

• Angular motion

• Reciprocating motion

Multiple Choice

Determines how fast an object is moving

• Velocity

• Speed

Multiple Choice

"Distance over time" is the formula for...

• Velocity

• Speed

Multiple Choice

Here "B" represents...

• Distance

• Displacement

Multiple Choice

Velocity is a...

• Vector quantity

• Scalar quantity

Multiple Choice

Distance is a...

• Vector quantity

• Scalar quantity

Multiple Choice

Considered a vector magnitude

• Distance

• Displacement

Multiple Choice

Here "A" represents...

• Distance

• Displacement

Multiple Choice

Displacement is a...

• Vector quantity

• Scalar quantity

Multiple Choice

"Displacement over change in time" is the formula for...

• Velocity

• Speed

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

Considered a scalar magnitude

• Distance

• Displacement

• Allometry

Week 3 of biophysics

Multiple Choice

Is the formula for

• isometry

• allometry

• hypoallometry

• hyperallometry

Multiple Choice

Is the formula for

• isometry

• allometry

• hypoallometry

• hyperallometry

Multiple Choice

Heat production related to...

• volume

• mass

• surface area

• weight

Multiple Choice

Is the formula for

• isometry

• allometry

• hypoallometry

• hyperallometry