Soto- Midterm Deck Flashcards
Organism
-Any living thing
-All the systems working together
Ocular
The lens making contact with the eye
Arm and Base
Parts held when carrying the microscope
Nosepiece
Rotating disk holding assorted lenses
Body Tube
Guides light to eye
Stage
What the slide rests on
Base
Supports the microscope on the table
Clips
Keeps the slide in place
Light Source
serves as illumination
Objectives
Lenses that vary in magnification
Coarse Adjustment Knob
Brings the image into proper focus
Robert Hooke
Used cork to discover cells
Cell
- The basic unit of life
- Term coined by Robert Hooke
Prokaryotic
Simple cells with a disorganized nucleus
Eukaryotic
Cells with an organized nucleus
Organelle
Cell structures
Organelle
Cell structures
Cell Membrane
- Regulates what leaves and enters the cell
- The outermost boundary of an animal cell
Cytoplasm
The filler located in the cell
Endoplasmic Reticulum
The path used to move things within the cell
Lysosome
Digest materials no longer needed by the cell
Mitochondria
Where food is converted into energy
Nucleus
- Directs the cell’s activities
- Contains the Genetic information
Nucleus
- Directs the cell’s activities
- Contains the Genetic information
Ribosomes
Where proteins are produced
Vacuoles
- Storage areas for food, water, and waste
- Large in plant cells small in animal cells
Cell Wall
- provides support for the plant cell
- the outermost boundary of the plant cell
Cellulose
Carbohydrate making up the cell wall
Chlorophyl
The chemical that collects the sun’s energy for the plant
Chloroplast
The structure that provides the plants food
Golgi Apparatus
Involved in the secretion of things to the outside
Tissue
A group of cells working on a specific task
Organ
A group of tissues working on a specific task
System
A group of organs working on a specific task
Organic
Most substances containing carbon
Carbohydrates
- Ex. Glucose starch cellulose
- Provide energy
- Generic Formula- CH2O
Lipids
- Ex. fatty acids&Glycerol
- Provide Energy
- Generic Formula- CHOfew
Proteins
- Ex. amino acids
- Build structures
- Generic formula- CHON