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Chapter 7 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cells | the basic units of living organisms |
| Anton Van Leeuwenhoek | a microscope used in the 1600's that was considered a simple light microscope because it only contained one lens and used light to view objects |
| Robert Hooke | an English scientist that contributed to the cell theory |
| Cell Theory | this came from many scientists that all contributed ideas and added on to Hookes conclusions. They all made this Cell theory which has 3 main ideas: 1) all organisms are composed of one or more cells 2)The cell is the basic unit of structure and orga |
| Prokaryote | unicellular organism with no membrane bound organelles |
| Eukaryote | multicellular organisms made up of eukaryotic cells |
| Eyepiece | the piece you look through |
| Objective | the rotatable lens that you use to zoom in or zoom out basically because they change the magnification when you go to different ones |
| Nose piece | holds and rotates objectives |
| Coarse adjustment | ocuses image on low power |
| Fine adjustment | sharpens image on high power |
| Diaphragm | source of light |
| Stage | supports the slide |