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7.1
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cells | Basic units of living organisms |
| Anton Von Leeuwenhoek | Used simple light microscope in the 1600's |
| Robert Hooke | Used compound light microscope in 1600's , studied cork and dead oak tree cells |
| Cell theory | States that all organisms are composed of one or more cells, cell is basic unit of structure and organization of organism, and all cells come from preexisting cells. Created by Matthias Schleiden, and Theodor Schwann |
| Prokaryotes | Don't have membrane bound organelles |
| Eukaryotes | Contain membrane bound organelles |
| Eyepiece | Has magnifying lenses you look through |
| Objectives | Different lenses adjusted by either coarse or fine adjustment |
| Nosepiece | Holds the 3 objectives and turns them |
| Coarse adjustment | Focuses image under low power magnification |
| Fine adjustment | Sharpens image under high power magnification |
| Diaphragm | Regulates amount of light that passes through specimen |
| Stage | Platform used to support microscope slide |