chapter1.4
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| compound light microscope |
uses two lenses and light to shine through a specimen. Maximum magnification 1000X |
| scanning electron microscope |
Uses a beam of electrons to produce an image of the surface of a specimen |
| transmission electron microscope |
uses a beam of electrons to produce an image of a thin slice through a specimen |
| metric system |
a system of measurement based on the power of 10. |
| stage |
a platform that holds a slide |
| objective lens |
located on the nose piece of the microscope, this magnifies the specimen as light passes through it. |
| eyepiece |
this magnifies the specimen 10 times and is also known as the ocular. |
| light source |
A bulb and on old microscopes a mirror that provides light for viewing an image. |
| magnification |
an increase in the apparent size of an object or specimen |
| base unit |
in the metric system there are 7 of these;length, mass, volume, etc. |
| nosepiece |
_A structure that holds the objective lenses. |
| resolution |
the power to show details clearly |
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