the process of enlarging the image of an object.

What is essential for viewing in a light microscope?

What part of the microscope does specific focusing?

the lens you look through

holds and rotates the objective lenses.

adjusts light intensity on the specimen.

thin glass placed over the specimen on a slide.

you use the base and the _______ to carry the microscope

microscopes are key to studying these building blocks of life/basic units of life.

The object being observed under the microscope.

glass piece where specimen are placed.

the lenses that provide different magnifications to view a specimen.

the clarity of the image seen.

the part that supports the microscope.

Platform for viewing specimen

connects the base to the head, and is used to carry the microscope.

supports the entire microscope

Separates the eyepiece and objective lenses.

General quick focus by bringing the stage up and down.

adjusts the amount of light passing through the specimen.

lens you look through to view the magnified image; usually contains a 10x lens.

smaller knob used to make precise adjustments to focus

used to provide a focused beam of visible light that illuminates the specimen being examined.

The rotating part of the microscope that holds the objective lenses.

lens attached to the nosepiece that provide varying levels of magnification; 4x, 10x, 40x

the platform where the slide is placed for examination

clips that hold the slide in place on the stage

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