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light microscope
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microscope that uses a beam of light passing through one or more lenses to magnify an object
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electron microscope
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microscope that focuses a beam of electrons on an object to form an enlarged image
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magnification
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enlargement or enlarging of an image
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resolution
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in microscopes, a measure of clarity of an mage
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scanning tunneling microscope
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microscope that measures differences in voltage of electrons lleaving the surface of an object and creates a three dimensional image of the object
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cell theory
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principle that states all organisms are made of one or more cells that arise from other cells
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cell membrane
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lipid bilayer with embedded proteins that encloses the cytoplasm
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cytoplasm
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the interior of a cell
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cytoskeleton
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cytoplasmic networl of protein filaments that plays an essential role in a cell movement, shape, and division
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ribosome
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organelle on which proteins are made
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prokaryote
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single celled organism without a nucleus
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eukaryote
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organism whose cells have a nucleus enclosed by a membrane
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cell wall
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the structure that surrounds the cell membrane and supports a cell
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flagellum
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thread like structure that grows out of a cell and enables it to move
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nucleus
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organelle that houses the DNA of eukarotic cells
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