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Lab Exam 1
lab 2- The Microscope
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
10/02/2011
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Term
microscope
 Definition
precision instrument and an essential tool in the study of cells, tissues, and minute organisms
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what are the two kinds of microscopes?
 Definition
compound and stereo
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stage
 Definition
flat surfaces on which microscope slides are placed
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condenser
 Definition
concentrates light on the objected being observed
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scanning objective
 Definition
4x magnification
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low-power objective
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10x magnification
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high-power objective
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40x magnification
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oil-immersion objective
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100x magnification
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what are two types of microscope slides?
 Definition
prepared slides (permanent)
wet-mount slides (temporary)
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depth of field
 Definition
decreases as magnification increases
-scanning power objective has the greatest depth of field
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parcentric and parfocal
 Definition
if an object is centerd and in sharp focus with one objective, it will be centered and in focus when another object is rotated to its viewing posiiton
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[image]
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cyanobacteria anaebaena
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[image]
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chlamydomanas
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[image]
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euglena
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[image]
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macrothrix
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[image]
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ostracod
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[image]
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rotifer
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[image]
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amoeba
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[image]
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green alga volvox
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[image]
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paramecium
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[image]
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ciliate vorticella
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[image]
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ciliate stentor
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[image]
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green alga spirogyra
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[image]
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hydra
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[image]
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diatoms
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[image]
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crustacean cyclops
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[image]
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shrimp-like crustacean
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[image]
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brine shrimp
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[image]
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crustacean daphnia
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[image]
 Definition
flatworms (planara)
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