How are microchips used in biology?

Answer 1

Basically they can be considered the same thing.

Micro chip may refer to the fact that it contains a micro processor.

A microprocessor is an integrated circuit that is designed to handle instructions from a software program and form the core of a computer system.

Integrated circuits are any type of device, that has many components etched onto a single piece of silicon and embedded in a plastic package with conducting legs. They include microprocessors, but could be amplifiers, logic gates, memory storage, complete radios, or other dedicated circuits that do one job very well.

Answer 2

A microchip is a small semiconductor used to relay information through specific electrical characteristics. In some cases, the words microchip and integrated circuit can be interchangeably. The microchip is at the heart of many electronics known today, including computers, cell phones and even microwave ovens. If you are reading this right now, chances are very good that you have a microchip to thank for it. The first microchip invented is credited jointly to Robert Noyce and Jack Kilby in 1958. Though both were working for different companies and coming at the invention from slightly different angles, the two companies decided both had part of the overall answer and decided to cross license their inventions to come up with one unified piece of technology that would revolutionize the electronics industry. The microchip, after being demonstrated in 1958, was first available commercially in 1961. The technology was quaint, compared to today's standards. The first microchip held one transistor, three resistors and one capacitor. Today microchips commonly hold more than 125 million transistors in a space smaller than a U.S. penny.

Answer 3

mainly to test size of an animal. for example, researchers paired a wood ant with a microchip to show their relative sizes. They had to use an electron microscope to see them.