Unit 2 Flashcards
Steriomicroscope
Lowest magnification, 3d images
Compound microscope
Mid range magnification
Confocal microscope
Looks from below
Transmission electron microscopy
High magnification, 1 cross section, black and white
Scanning electron microscope
high magnification (less than TEM, surfaces and shadow
Confocal scanning microscopy
light travels through a slot, highly focussed, computer generates 3d images
electron tomography
uses TEM to create a 3d image.
What does supercoiled DNA mean?
The coiled double helix has been coiled again.
cytoplasm
the gel like inside of a cell
peroxisomes
containers for specific macromolecules
Thylakoids
accordion like stacks in the chloroplast that carry chlorophyl
Calvin Cycle
light independent photosynthesis reaction
Carotenoids
the yellow and red protective stuff on a thylakoid
Stoma
A pore in plants with 2 guards cells on either side.
cytokinesis
cell division
centrosome
the structure where microtubules grow from and attach to the centromere
centromere
the center of the chromosomes
metaphase
the chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell
