Lab 2: Cells and the Microscope

Question 1

Compound microscope

Answer 1

Complex arrangement of lenses that offer high resolution and magnification.

Question 2

Monocular microscope

Answer 2

Single eyepiece

Question 3

binocular microscope

Answer 3

pair of eyepieces

Question 4

Dissecting microscopes

Answer 4

special binocular microscopes that have a large working space beneath the objective.

Question 5

Micrograph

Answer 5

A photo taken through a microscope

Question 6

Parfocal

Answer 6

If you focus on one object and then switch to another, the subject will remain in focus.

Question 7

Resolution

Answer 7

Ability to separate the images of adjacent objects. Measures how well the microscope can reveal fine detail.

Question 8

Cell

Answer 8

Basic unit of life

Question 9

Eukaryotic

Answer 9

Cells that contain a nucleus, mitochondria, and other internal structures.

Question 10

Nucleus

Answer 10

membrane bound organelle that contains the cell chromosomes

Question 11

Mitochondria

Answer 11

Energy production

Question 12

prokaryotic

Answer 12

Single celled organisms

Question 13

Homologous

Answer 13

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