Lab Midterm Practical Flashcards
light microscopes
microscopes that operate by visible light from the sun or other artificial light source
magnification
the amount that the image of an object is enlarged
resolving power
the extent to which object detail in an image is preserved during the magnification process
contrast
the degree to which image details stand out against their background
condenser
(with condenser lens and iris diaphragm) focuses the light source on the specimen so that each of its points is evenly illuminated
field of view
circle of light you see when looking into the microscope
parfocal
once a lower power objective has been focused, you may move to a higher objective and the image will remain in course focus
parcentral
the center of the field of view remains about the same for each objective
purpose of “e” slide
show image orientation
purpose of the crossed thread slide
show depth of field
purpose of the wet mount of onion skin
show contrast
depth of field
distance through which you can move the specimen and still have it remain in focus
macromolecule
large organic molecules of which all cells are made
carbohydrate
simple sugar or a larger molecule composed of multiple sugar units
monosaccharide
single sugar molecule
disaccharide
2 monosaccharides
polysaccharide
more than 2 monosaccharides, resulting in large carbohydrate molecule
lipid
oily or greasy compounds insoluble in water, but dissolvable in non polar solvents (ex- ether or chloroform)
protein
does everything
amino acid
chains of proteins
3 principals of cell theory
1) all organisms are composed of one or more cells; 2) the cell is the basic living unit of organization; 3) all cells arise from preexisting cells
cell
what all living organisms are made up of