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Cells And Microscope 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’s 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 plant 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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Holds 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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Diaphragm

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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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brings 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 an electron microscope but cannot be seen when using a light microscope

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Organelle

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Structure in a cell that carries out a particular role

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Cell

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Made up of organelles, different cells 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 organs 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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