Microbiology 020 - General Microbiology » Spring 2022 » Questions on Metric Conversions

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Question #1
46.3 g = ______ kg
A.   0.0463
B.   0.000463
C.   0.463
D.   0.00463
Question #2
0.085 ul = ______ ml
A.   0.00085
B.   0.0085
C.   0.000085
D.   0.0000085
Question #3
3.3 m = ______ km
A.   0.0033
B.   0.00033
C.   0.000033
D.   0.033
Question #4
0.000254 kg = ____ mg
A.   0.00254
B.   25.4
C.   0.0254
D.   254
Question #5
7.5 x 103 ng = ______ ug
A.   75
B.   0.075
C.   7.5
D.   0.0075
Question #6
9.54 x 10^1 dl = _____cl
A.   9.54 x 10^2 cl
B.   95.4 x 10^2 cl
C.   0.954 x 10^2 cl
D.   9.54 x 10^3 cl
Question #7
How many kilotons are there in 20 megatons?
A.   200
B.   2,000
C.   200,000
D.   20,000
Question #8
There are ____ um in 0.44 mm.
A.   4.4
B.   440
C.   4400
D.   44
Question #9
How many seconds is 6.4 x 104 milliseconds?
A.   6.4 x 10^2
B.   6.4 x 10^1
C.   640 x 10^2
D.   64 x 10^1
Question #10
8.3 x 10-2 L contains how many ul?
A.   8.3 x 10^4
B.   8.3 x 10^3
C.   8.3 x 10^2
D.   83 x 10^5
Question #11
18 mg is the same as how many grams (g)?
A.   1.8x10^-2
B.   1.8x10^-3
C.   18x10^-4
D.   180x10^-3
Question #12
2.38 x 103 nm is equivalent to how many mm?
A.   2.38 x 10^-3
B.   23.8 x 10^-3
C.   2.38 x 10^-4
D.   238 x 10^-5
Question #13
You work for a doctor who is about to go play golf and are told the following: "I have to go, so do me a favor and give the patient in room 101 an IV containing a total of 400 mg of antiviral drug X. Be careful since too much can be deadly and too little will have no effect on this deadly virus. I'm playing Dr. Brown, so wish me luck!" The doctor hands a vial of the drug dissolved in physiological saline and takes off. As you get ready to prepare the IV, you notice the concentration of the drug is listed as 0.1 g/ml. What volume of this antiviral drug do you add to the IV? Write the number followed by the unit (ml).
A.   0.4
B.   40
C.   4
D.   400

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