Biology Flashcards
Epileated cells
Tiny hairs that are attached to cells that line the traphia and brush through mucus to cough it out
Fine focus
One of the 2 focus knobs used for final adjustments on a microscope
Cause focus
This is one of the 2 focus knobs and it spins faster and is the first less precise knob
Condenser
Focuses all the light ray in a microscope to one place
Total magnification equation
Total magnification = magnification eye piece x magnification of objective lens.
Milli
x 10^-3
Micro
X10^-6
Nano
X10^-9
Pico
X10^-12
Millimetre units
Mm
Micrometer units
Mm
Manometer units
Nm
Picometre units
P
Kilo
X10^3
Mega
X10^6
Giga
X10^9
Tera
X10^12
Magnification equation
Magnification = size of image / actual size
Sperm size
70 x 10^-6
Egg size
100 x 10^-6
Bacteria size
(0.1-0.5) x 10^-6
Virus size
100 x 10^-9