biology Flashcards

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why is it called a simple microscope

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it is a microscope that has one lense

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what was leeuwenhoeks microscope mainly used for

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mainly bacteria, yeast and other microscopic organisms

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what were leeuwenhoeks drawings of his discovery’s called

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animalcules

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4
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what did leeuwenhoek invent?

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the simple microscope

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how much lenses does the compound microscope use

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it has two lenses

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what do the two lenses do on the compound microscope do

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one enlarges the object and the other magnifies it

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how much lenses did Robert Hooke’s microscope have

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it used a three lens system

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8
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robert hooke coined the term?

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cells

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how did a light microscope work

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the light passes through the the object then the lenses magnifies

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10
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how high can a light microscope magnify

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1000 times

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how does an electron microscope work

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how high can a electron microscope magnify biological materials

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100 000 times

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how high can a electron microscope magnify non biological materials

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1 000 000 times (1 mil)

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14
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how does a scanning electron microscope work

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electrons bounce off the object

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15
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what can a scanning electron microscope see

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three dimensional pictures

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how must object be in order to work with the scanning electron microscope

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must be very thin

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17
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how high can a scanning electron microscope magnify up to

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300 000

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how does a transmission microscope work

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a beam of electrons is transmitted through the object

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how must objects be in order to work with the transmission electron microscope

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must be very thin

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how high can a transmission microscope magnify up to

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up to 1 500 000 (1.5 mil)

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21
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how is total magnification calculated

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ocular lens( magnifying power of the objective lens)

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22
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what is the field of diameter/ field of view

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the area that can be seen when looking through the lens of a microscope

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23
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how does the field of view decrease

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it decreases as you increase the magnification

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24
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the field of view is usually calculated in

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micrometers

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1000um =?
= 1 mm
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how do yuou convert from um -> mm?
divided by 1000
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how to convert from mm -> um
times 1000
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how is the size of an object calculated?
FOV divided by FIT
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contrast is the difference between the____ and ____?
backroad and object
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contrast is the ability to see_________ between ________
differences between structures
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what does contrast do to objects?
it makes invisible structures visible
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resolution is the ability to distinguish between_____ structures that are very____ together
two structures that are very close together
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resolution is also called?
resolving power
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low power objective ____mm
4mm
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medium power objective ____mm
1.6mm
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high power objective ____mm
0.4mm
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size=
= field over fit number
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what is the first cell theory?
that all living things are made up of one or more cells and the materials produced by these cells
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what is the second cell theory?
all life functions take place in cells, making them the smallest unit of life
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what is the third cell theory?
all cells are produced from pre existing cells through the process of cell division
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cells are open systems carry out what of life processes?
intake of nutrients, movement, growth, response to stimuli, exchange of gasses and waste removal
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what organisms are cells?
multicellular organisms
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how is specialization accomplished by?
by turning off parts of the cells DNA
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name all of the organelles in animal cell
nuroplansm, nucleaus, nucleartpore, smoother, cutoplasm, rough er, ribosome, cell wall, vacule, midocondria, chloroplast, golgi apparatus and lysomes
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what is the cell membrane
a protective barrier for the cell
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what does the nucleus do
contains DNA, and controlls all celular activities
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what is the fluid in the nucleus called
the nucleoplasm
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what is the DNA in the nucleus called?
cromatin
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what does chromatin condense into
chromosomes
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what is the cytoplasm
a gel like substance inside the cell membrane
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organelles are____ in the cytoplasm
suspended
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what is the movement of molecules and organelles in the cell
cytoplasmic streaming
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where are chloroplasts found
only in plant cells
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what is the formula for photosynthesis
6co2+ 6H2O->c6H12O6+602
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what is the endoplasmic reticulum
small tubes that are involved with transport
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what does the endoplasmic reticulum act like
like highways or roads
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what does ribosomes do
granules attached to the endoplasmic reticulum and assemble acids into proteins
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what does the endoplasmic reticulum look like
looks like dots on a road
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what are lysomes
a membrane bound sac where digestion can occur
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what is the Golgi apparatus do
packages up substances and transports them
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what is the mitochondria reffered to as
the powerhouse
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what does the mitochondria do
converts energy in sugars into cells through cell division
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what is cellular respiration the opposite of
photosynthesis
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