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Ch. 1-4
Ch. 1 Bio
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Compound Light Microscope | A microscope that shines light through a specimen and has two lenses to magnify an image |
| Eyepice (Ocular Lens) | Magnifies the image, usually 10 times |
| Objective Lens | The part of the compound light microscope that is located directly above the specimen and that magnifies the image of the specimen |
| Stage | A platform that supports a slide holding the specimen |
| Light Source | A light bulb that provides light for viewing the image |
| Magnification | The increase of an object's apparent size by using lenses or mirrors |
| Nosepiece | The structure that holds the set of objective lens |
| Resolution | The power to show details clearly in an image |
| Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) | A microscope that produces an enlarged, three dimensional image of an object by using a beam of electrons rather than light |
| Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) | A microscope that transmits a beam of electrons through a very thin slice of specimen and that can magnify up to 200,000 times |
| Metric System | A decimal-based standard system of measurement that is used by scientsits; similar to the Systeme Internationale |
| Base Units | One of the fundamental units of measurement that describes length, mass, time and other quantities and from which other units derived |
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