Cells Vocab Review

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Electron Microscope

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A type of microscope that focuses beams of electrons instead of light rays

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Light microscope

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A common type of microscope that focuses light rays through a specimen

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Resolution

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The ability of the microscope to see detail

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Ocular/Eyepiece

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Contains a lens that magnifies

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Fine adjustment knob

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Used to bring the specimen into sharp focus

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Coarse adjustment knob

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Used to focus the microscope

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Diaphragm

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Regulates the amount of light

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Nosepiece

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Holds the objectives and rotates to change the magnification

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Cell

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the basic unit of structure and function for living things

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Cell Theory

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Theory that all living organisms are composed of units called cell, that cells are the basic unit of structure and function of living organisms, and that all cells come from other living cells