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Compound light microscope   a microscope that uses light to illuminate a scope that is then magnified by two lenses  
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eyepiece (ocular lens)   the part of a compound light microscope that magnifies an image, 10x  
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objective lens   the part of a CL microscope that is located directly above the specimen and that magnifies the image of the specimen  
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stage   a platform of a CL microscope that supports the slide holding the specimen  
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light source    
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magnification   the increase of an objects apparent size by using lenses of mirrors  
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nosepiece   the part of a CL microscope that holds the objective lenses in place above the specimen  
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resolution   in microscopes, the ability to form images with fine detail  
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scanning electron microscope   a microscope that produces an enlarged, 3D image of an object by using a beam of electrons instead of light  
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transmission electron microscope   a microscope that transmits a beam of electrons through a very thin slice of specimen and that can magnify up to 200x  
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metric system   a decimal based standard system of measurement that is used by scientists  
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base unit   one of the fundamental units of measurement that describes length, mass, time, and other quantities and from which other units are derived  
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