MT 1 Bio Flashcards
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nose piece
the part that holds
two or more
objective lenses
and can be rotated
to easily change
power
body tube
connects the eyepiece
to the objective
lenses
adds to the magnification
objective lenses
magnifies; where you
look through to see the
image of your specimen.
ocular lense
supports the tube and
connects it to the
base
arm
the flat platform
where you place
your slides
stage
Moves stage (or
body tube) up and
down
coarse adjustment knob
small, round knob on
the side of the microscope used to fine-tune the focus of your
specimen after using the coarse
adjustment knob
fine adjustment knob
base
the bottom of the
microscope, used for
support
Stage clips
Stage clips hold the slides in
place.
diaphragm
-controls the amount of light
going through the specimen
Provides light to make
the specimen
easier to see
light source
Similar to a magnifying glass and has only one lens.
Simple Microscope
Gives a three dimensional view of an
object. (Examples: insects and leaves)
Stereoscopic Microscope
Lets light pass through an object and then
through two or more lenses.
Compound Microscope
Uses a magnetic field to bend beams of electrons; instead of using lenses to bend beams of light.
Electron Microscope
Enlarges an image and bends the light toward your eye.
a lense
Field of Vision
Field of Vision (FOV): the diameter of the circle of light that you see when looking into a microscope.
an objective, verifiable observation.
fact
a statement based on repeated
experimental observation that describes an aspect of the world.
principle
broad concept or principle (how)
law
Theory
An explanation of an observed phenomenon
Observation
Description of
something you can
see, smell, touch,
taste, hear
Inference
A guess
about an object or
outcome based on
your observations
