Chapter 4 Flashcards
1
Q
Microscope
A
Instrument that magnifies an object
2
Q
Light Microscope
A
Visible light that passes through the lens to enable user to see the specimen
3
Q
Magnification
Resolving
A
Process of enlarging an object appearance
The microscope ability to distinguish two adjacent a structures as separate
4
Q
Electron Microscope
A
Uses a beam of electron
Higher magnification
More detail with higher resolution power.
Electrons shorter wavelengths can’t view living cells.
5
Q
Prokaryotic cells
A
Simple mostly single cell that lack a nucleus and cell membrane bound.
DNA is in the nucleotide
Smaller than Euckaryotes
Have flagella that helps them move and transmit from one cell to another.
6
Q
Eukaryote cells
A
Membrane bound nucleus Membrane bound organelles Rod shaped chromosomes Nucleus Larger (Plants/animals/ etc)
