Lesson 2.1: Discovering Cells

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What is the typical magnification of the eyepiece of a microscope?

Back

10x

Front

What material did Robert Hooke examine using a microscope?

Back

Cork

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If the diameter of a microscope's field of view is 0.8 mm, how big is an object that fills about half of the field?

Back

0.4 mm

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What does 'structure' refer to in biology?

Back

How something is put together.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Front

What are the two important properties that a microscope must combine to be useful?

Back

Magnification and resolution.

Front

What is magnification in the context of a microscope?

Back

The process of enlarging the appearance of an object.

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What is resolution in microscopy?

Back

The ability to distinguish two close objects as separate.

Front

Who was Robert Hooke and what was his contribution to cell biology?

Back

Robert Hooke was a scientist who first described cells in cork using a microscope.

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What is the function of the eyepiece in a microscope?

Back

To magnify the image of the specimen.

Front

What is the field of view in microscopy?

Back

The area visible through the microscope at one time.