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