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Diversity of Life #1
Term | Definition |
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organism | an individual living thing |
nonliving | referring to something that has never been alive |
living | the condition of life |
habitat | place where an organism lives |
dead | no longer alive |
dormant | inactive, in a state of suspension |
evidence | proof |
Body Tube | A hollow tube that holds the eyepiece lens and/or mirrors |
Nosepiece | Holds the objectives and can be rotated to change the magnification |
Middle Objective Lens | The one with a power of 10x |
Low Objective Lens | The one with a power of 4x - smallest one |
High Objective Lens | The one with a power of 40x - the largest one |
Stage Clips | These hold the slide in place |
Diaphragm | Located under the stage, this controls how much light shines through the stage to illuminate the specimen |
Light source | This provides the light that shines through the slide |
Eyepiece | The part you look through - has a 10x lens in it |
Arm | Supports the body tube and makes a good handle for carrying the microscope |
Stage | The place where you put the slide for viewing |
Coarse Adjustment | the knob used for finding stuff under low power - moves the stage up and down. |
Fine Adjustment | Knob used for high-power focusing |
Base | This supports the weight of the microscope |
Microscope | An instrument that makes small objects look larger |
Scale | the proportional size of a magnified image compared to the original |
power | The magnification associated with each objective lens |
field of view | The area visible through the microscope eyepiece |