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Which part of the microscope supports the microscope?
base
Which part of the microscope supplies light?
light source
Which part of the microscope controls the amount of light going through the slide?
diaphram
Which part of the microscope holds the microscope slide in place?
stage clips
Which part of the microscope supports the objectives and the eye piece?
arm
Which part of the microscope is the primary magnifying lenses?
objectives
Which part of the microscope holds the objectives?
revolving nosepiece
Which part of the microscope is what you look through and is the first magnifying lense?
eyepiece
Which part of the microscope adjusts the high power?
coarse adjustment knob
Which part of the microscope adjusts the low power?
fine adjustment knob
What kind of microscope uses a series of lenses to magnify objects in steps, these scopes can magnify objects up to 1500 times?
compound light microscopes
What kind of microscope was developed in the 1930's and 1940's and uses a beam of electrons instead of light to magnify structures up to 500,000 times their actual size?
electron microscopes
What is the electron microscope that is used to scan the surfaces of cells to learn their 3-dimensional shape called?
scanning electron microscope (SEM)
What is the electron microscope that allows scientists to study the structures contained within a cell called?
transmission electron microscope (TEM)
Name the 3 parts of the cell theory.
1. All living organisms are composed of one or m ore cells.
2. The cell is the basic unit of structures and organization of organisms.
3. All cells come from preexisting cells.
Cell organelles that capture light energy and convert it to chemical energy
chloroplasts
organelles used for storage of starches, lipids, or pigments. Named based on their color of pigment
plastids
traps light energy and gives leaves and stems their green color
chlorophyll
membrane-bound organelles in plant and animal cells that transform energy for the cell
mitochondria
a support structure within the cytoplasm that constantly changes, composed of microtubles and mixrofilaments
cytoskeleton