Cells And Microscopes 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 cell activity

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Vacuole

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Larger and permanent in plants storage of food water and waste

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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 cells ) 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 my 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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Course focus wheel

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Bring 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 with a light microscope

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Otganelle

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Structure in a cell that carries out a particular role

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Cell

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Make up a group 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 up of red and white blood cells , plasma and platelets