lab Flashcards
what’s the basic structure unit of living organisms
the cell
so all living organisms are made of cells
are all living organisms similar
no they vary in shape and size and complexity form
number of cells in tiny organisms vs complex organisms
unicellular vs multicellular
examples for tiny organisms and complex organisms
tiny organisms: amoeba paramecium no bacteria
for complex organisms animals and plants cells
can cells ( in unicellular or multicellular be seen with naked eyes
no they’re hard to visualise
definition of microscope
an instrument used to examine very small objects like cells and identify them easily
first one to discover the cell
robert hooke when examining crock of plant
microscope is combination of two greek words what are they
mikros and it means small
and skopein and it means view
functions of microscope
magnification and resolution ( resolution is more important
types of microscope based on energy source and lens
light microscope and electron microscope
types of light microscope
simple light microscope , compound light microscope, and steromicroscope
how many lena does simple light microscope have
one magnifying lens
how many lens does compound light microscope have
two sets of lenses (ocular n objective)
when is dissecting microscope used
examining large and opaque specimens
types of objective lenses
low power x 4
medium power x 10
high power x 40
oil immersion x 100
when is coarse adjustment knob used
move stage up and down
when is fine adjustment knob used
used t clarify image accurately
what is electron microscope used for
studying cellular structures that cannot be seen by light microscope like mitochondria and cell membrane
types of electron microscope
transmisión electron microscope and scanning electron microscope
what is scanning electron microscope used for
study external surfaces or cells or other objects
what is transmission electron microscope used for
study the internal structure of cell
define microscope slide
a piece of transparent or plastic that hold a sample
types of samples
dry mounts wet mounts and smear
wet mounts used for what
living samples aquatic samples and transparent liquid
what does the sample look like in wet mounts
very thin and as flats as possible