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What is a cell?   basic untis of structure and function in living things.  
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Did the invention of the microscope made it possible for people to discover and learn about cells. True or False?   True  
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Microscope   an instruemnt that makes small objects look larger.  
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compound microscope   a light microscope that has more then one lens.  
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Robert Hooke   one of the first people to observe cells (English scientist)  
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Antton Van Leeuwenhoek   also began to observe tiny objects with microscopes (Dutch) Constructed a simple microscope.  
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cell Theory   widely accepted explanation of the relationship between cells and living things.  
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The cell theory states:   all living things are composed of cells, cells are the basic unit of structure and function in living things, all cells are porduced from other cells.  
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Light Microscope   uses lens to make small objects look larger  
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magnification   ability to make things look larger then they are. the lens or lenses in a light microscope magnify an object by bending the light that passes through them.  
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convex lens   a lens with this curved shape.  
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resolution   ability to clearly distinguish the indivisual parts of an object.  
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electron microscope   use a beam of electrons instead of light to examine a specimen  
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electrons   tiny particles smaller then atoms  
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