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What is another name Hooke gave

for cells?

A

it is called “small rooms” and “cells”

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What is a microscope with two

lenses called?

A

a compound microscope

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Describe a convex lens.

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  • it has a center thicker than that is the thicker than the edge
  • when light passes through a convex lens and into your eye, the image you see is magnified
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What cell parts do plant cells have
that animal cells do not have? What
are their functions?

A

chloroplasts- makes food for plant cells using energy from sunlight
cell wall- supports and protects

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What is the major difference
between a compound microscope and an
electron microscope?

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compound microscope- uses two lenses at once and light

electron microscope- uses a beam of electrons

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A microscope makes close objects

look?

A

bigger

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What are some functions of a cell

wall?

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A plant’s cell wall helps protect and support the cell

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What are the 3 parts of the Cell

Theory?

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  • living things are composed of cells
  • cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things
  • all cells are produced from other cells
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How do you find the total
magnification
Of a microscope?

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first you multiply the eyepiece times the nosepiece and then your answer is the eyepiece times the nosepiece with a x after it

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What is the nucleus’ function?

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the nucleus acts as a cell’s control center, directing all of the cells activities

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What is resolution?

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It is the degree to which two separate structures that are close together can be distinguished, better resolution shows more detail

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What are the basic units of function and

structure in living things?

A

cells

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What is the function of a cell

membrane?

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a cell membrane controls which substances pass into and out of a cell

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What are the three ways cells are
organized in a multicellular
organism?

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tissue, organs, organ system

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an organism’s functions are the processes that enable it to live, grow, and reproduce, those functions include _________ ____________, ________, __________, and _________ ____ ____ _________.

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  • obtaining oxygen
  • food
  • water
  • getting rid of wastes
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15
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you need _______ to live

A

cells

16
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Mitochondria and chloroplasts are two types of _________

A

organelles

17
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smallest to largest level

A

cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

18
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A certain cell can no longer package and release materials out of the cell. Which of the cells organelles is not working?

A

Golgi Apparatus

19
Q

true/false

(Cells) are the basic unit of structure and function in living things

A

True

20
Q

true/false

(Telescopes) are instruments that can magnify very small objects

A

False microscopes

21
Q

True/false

Cells were first observed by (Robert Hooke)

A

True

22
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True/false

(Light microscopes)use beams of electrons to produce magnified images

A

False Electron microscopes

23
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True/false

(Resolution)is the condition when objects appear larger than they really are

A

False. Magnification

24
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True/false

(Magnification) is the ability to distinguish details on an object

A

False. Resolution

25
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True/false
If a compound microscope has a 10x lens in its eyepiece and a 20x lens in it’s nosepiece, it’s total magnification is (100x)

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False 200x