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Microscope Parts

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Always start with the microscope set in ________ position.   Low  
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What is the first adjustment knob you should turn? The second?   First turn the COARSE adjustment knob, then the FINE adjustment knob for all power levels on the microscope  
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ORGANISM   -A living thing  
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MICROSCOPE   -an instrument that makes objects appear larger  
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SIMPLE MICROSCOPE   -a microscope with one lense  
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COMPOUND MICROSCOPE   -a microscope with two lenses  
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SPECIMEN   -What is being observed or viewed  
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ELECTRON MICROSCOPE   -A microscope that uses a beam of electrons to magnify an image  
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What are the two lenses of a microscope?   -The eyepiece and the objective  
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How do you find the total magnification of a compound microscope setting?   -Multiply the eyepiece times the objective  
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Robert Hooke   -Discovered "tiny rectangular rooms" and named them "cells" while examining a thin slice of cork  
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Anton van Leeuwenhoek   -Discovered one-celled organisms and named them "animalcules" while examining water, teeth/gum scrapings, and water under a microscope  
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RESOLUTION   -the sharpness of an image produced by the microscope  
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FIELD OF VIEW   -the part of the specimen that can be seen when you look into the eyepiece  
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The greatest field of view is produced by which power?   Low  
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The most detail is produced by which power   High  
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As magnification increases, the field of view   Decreases  
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when you move a slide in one direction, the specimen is seen in the eyepiece as moving the (opposite or same) direction?   Opposite  
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