Cells + Microscope

Question 1

Cell membrane

Answer 1

Allows substances to pass in and out of the cell

Question 2

Cytoplasm

Answer 2

Watery fluid that gives support to the cell.

Question 3

Nucleus

Answer 3

Controls the cells activity’s

Question 4

Vacuole

Answer 4

(Larger and permanent in plants) storage of food, water, wastes

Question 5

Cell wall

Answer 5

(Only in plant cells) gives strength to the cell

Question 6

Chloroplasts

Answer 6

(Only in plant cell) contains chlorophyll to help make food

Question 7

Base of microscope

Answer 7

Base: Keeps the microscope stable.

Question 8

Stage and stage clips

Answer 8

holds the slide in place.

Question 9

Light source

Answer 9

a built in light bulb or mirror that lights up the specimen.

Question 10

Diaphragm

Answer 10

controls the amount of light passing through the specimen.

Question 11

Objective lens

Answer 11

magnifies the specimen by different factors (x4, x10, x40)

Question 12

Eyepiece lens

Answer 12

magnifies the specimen by different factors (x4, x10, x40)

Question 13

Course focus wheel

Answer 13

brings the image into rough focus.

Question 14

Fine focus wheel

Answer 14

brings the image into sharp focus.

Question 15

Electron microscope

Answer 15

1 used to study things in more detail
2 a beam of electrons passed through a specimen
3 micrograph: an image formed when using an electron microscope
Mitochondria and ribosomes: can be seen with an electron microscope but not with a light microscope.

Question 16

Organelle

Answer 16

Structure in a cell that carries out a particular role

Question 17

Cell

Answer 17

Made up of organelles, different cells do different jobs

Question 18

Tissue

Answer 18

Groups of cells that work together

Question 19

Organ

Answer 19

Groups of tissue that work together

Question 20

System

Answer 20

Groups of organs that work together