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Giga (G)
- 109 =1,000,000,000 =one billion
- blades of grass
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Mega (M)
- 106= 1,000,000=1 million
- leaves on a tree
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kilo (k)
- 103=1,000= 1 thousand
- leaves on a bush
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deka
- 101=10-ten
- weight of a small dog or cat
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what's the basic unit of measure
meters, grams, liters
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deci (d)
10-1=0.1=1 tenth
1/2 cup is about a dL
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centi (c)
10-2 =0.01= 1 hundredth
1 cL is about 2 tsp
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milli (m)
10-3=0.001=1 thousandth
1 mL in an SST tube
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Micro (μ)
10-6=0.000001= 1 millionth
microtainer (.5 mL=500 μL)
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nano (n)
10-9=0.000000001= 1 billionth
cell cultivation
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1qt=_L
- .946L
- Leter are slightly larger
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1m=_in
39.37in 1 m is larger
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1kg=_lbs
- 2.2lb
- 1kg is larger
- k=1000, 454g=1lb, so 1000g/454=2.2
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1L=_qts
- 1.06 qts
- 1L is slightly larger
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