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Cell Membranes Flashcards

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Cell membrane

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Allows substances to pass in and out of the cell.

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Cytoplasm

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Watery fluid that gives support to the cell.

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Nucleus

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Controls the cell activities.

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Vacuole

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(Larger and permanent in plants) storage of food , water , wastes.

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Cell wall

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(Only in plant cell) gives strength to the cell.

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Chloroplasts

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(Only in plants cell) contains chlorophyll to help make food.

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Base

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Keeps the microscope stable.

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Stage and stage clips

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Hold the slide in place

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Light source

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A built in light bulb or mirror that lights up the specimen

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Diaphgram

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Controls the amount of light passing through the specimen

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Objective lens

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Magnifies the specimen by different factors (x4 x10 x40)

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Eyepiece lens

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Magnifies the specimen, usually by a factor of 10(x10)

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Coarse focus wheel

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Rings the image into rough focus

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Fine focus wheel

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Brings the image into sharp focus.

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Electron microscope

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Used to study things in more detail . A beam of electrons is passed through a specimen .

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Micrograph

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An image formed when using an electron microscope

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Mitochondria and ribosomes

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Can be seen with and electron microscope, but cannot be seen with light microscope.

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Organelle

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Structure in a cell that carries out particular role

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Cell

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Made up of organelles, different cell do different jobs

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Tissue

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Groups of cells that work together E.g blood is made of red and white blood cells , plasma and platelets

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Organ

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Group of tissues that work together

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System

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Group of tissues that work together

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Organism

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An individual that has many systems that work together

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