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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Compound Light Microscope | Allows light to pass through specimen and uses z lenses to form an image. |
| Electron Microscope | Uses beams of electrons that are focused by magnetic fields. Also it is uses to study cells and cell structures. |
| Cell theory | 1.) all living things are made up of cells. 2.) cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things. 3.) new cells are produced from existing cells. |
| Anton Von Leeuwenhoek | 1st to observe living microorganisms using a simple microscope. |
| Robert hooke | He created the word cells to describe the building blocks of life. |
| Prokaryotic Cells | doesn't include DNA in the nuclei |
| Nucleus | center of an atom which includes the protons and neutrons in the cell also includes the cells genetic material. |
| Plasma Membrane | cell membrane (flexible barrier that surrounds all cells) |
| Cytoplasm | part of the cell outside the nucleus |
| Eukaryotic Cells | enclose their DNA in nuclei larger and more complex cells |
| Scanning Probe Microscope | device capable of producing images of individual atoms and molecules on surfaces of materials |
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