Microscope! Flashcards

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All the parts of a microscope

A

Stage, Objective lens, Ocular Lens, Stage Clips, Light Source, Fine Knob, Course knob, Stand, Base, Body tube

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What is a disc where you place a specimen called?

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Slide

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3
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When staining the onion, what do you place on top of the onion slice after its on the slide.

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Slide Cover

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4
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What are different types of microscopes

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TEM and SEM (Electron Microscopes) and Light microscope

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How is electron microscope effective?

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The observer can see the specimen in fine detail along with a darker background in some cases. It uses electron beams to show the item.

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Normally how do light microscope work, and are they needed to be cut in a certain way?

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Light microscopes use light to shine through a specimen, it needs to be cut thinly for light to pass through. Moreover, light has a certain distance it can reach, it doesn’t extend forever.

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