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Cells In Microscope Flashcards

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Cell membrane

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Allows substance 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 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 cells)gives strength to the cell

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Chloroplast

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(Only in plant cells)contains chloroplast to help make food

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Base

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Keeps 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 lightbulb or mirror that lights up the specimen

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Diaphragm

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Controls the amount of light passing through the spectrum

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Objective lens

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Magnifies the specimen by different factors (4x 10x 40x)

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Eyepiece lens

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Magnifies the specimen usually by a factor of 10x

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Coarse focus wheel

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Bring the image to a rough focus

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Fine focus wheel

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Brings the image to a sharp focus

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Micrograph

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And 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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Electron microscope

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

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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 the that works together e.g blood is made up of red and white blood cells plasma and platelets

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Organ

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Group of tissue the work together

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System

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A group of organs that work together

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Organisms

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An individual that has many systems that work together

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