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compound microscope

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parfocal

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stays focused

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3
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stage adjustment knob

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moves slide from side to side

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4
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iris/diaphragm

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used to adjust light

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5
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coarse focus knob

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helps focus using only the 4x lens

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6
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fine focus knob

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help focus more, sharpens

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7
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condenser lens

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condenses light rays

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8
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4x lens

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“scanning lens” allows you to see more area

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10x lens

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low power

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10
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40x lens

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high power

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11
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100x

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immersion oil - useless without it

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12
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microorganisms

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too small to see with naked eye

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13
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microbiology

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fermentation

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when sufgar is converted to acid or alcohol

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15
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colony

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population of cells arising from a singkle cell

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culture

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to grow microbes

17
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culture media

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used as a source of food & nutrients for bacteria

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aseptic technique

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used to prevent contaminating a culture

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prokaryotes

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single-celled, smaller, no nucleus

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eukaryotes

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multicellular, larger, nucleus

21
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confluent

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very light growth