Microscope Parts
Where the slide is placed.
What is the stage?
Purpose of the objective lenses.
What is magnification?
total magnification at high power
400X
process of DNA copying itself
replication
Why is RNA used for transcription? Why can't DNA do it?
RNA is a single strand
Holds the slide in place.
What are the stage clips?
Purpose of diaphragm.
What is letting more or less light in?
What objective lens should you always start with?
low
pairs with adenine
thymine
The base present in RNA, but not DNA.
uracil
What you look into to see the specimen.
What is the eyepiece/ocular?
Purpose of eyepiece/ocular.
What is to look through?
total magnification at low power
40X
shape of DNA
double helix
What structures are being coded for by the RNA codons?
amino acids/ proteins
Magnifies the specimen.
What are objective lenses?
Purpose of arm.
carry
If you see a large, black rimmed circle through your eyepiece, what is it most likely to be?
water/air bubble
In a DNA model, what does the pentagon shape represent?
sugar
The base that adenine pairs up with in RNA?
uracil
Holds the objective lenses.
nosepiece
Purpose of fine adjustment.
What is to sharpen the image?
total magnification at mid power
100X
Where is the DNA located in the cell?
nucleus
Where, exactly, in the cell is translation taking place?
ribosome