Microscope Notes
What is the only thing you can use to clean slides and microscope parts?
Lens Paper.
In which organelle does Photosynthesis occur?
Chloroplast.
Define Biology.
The study of life.
True or False? Prokaryotic cells are smaller then Eukaryotic cells.
True.
What is the name of the shape of a DNA molecule?
Double Helix.
What part of a microscope do you put a slide on?
Mechanical Stage.
Where does cellular respiration occur? (Hint: Also known as the Powerhouse of the cell.)
Mitochondria.
What is the basic unit of all living things?
Cells.
True or False? Eukaryotic cells are older than Prokaryotic cells.
False.
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid.
What is the total magnification of High Power?
400x
________ is where proteins are made.
Ribosome.
True or False? Consumers eat/obtain food.
True
Name the six stages of Mitosis in order.
Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase, and Cytokinesis.
A fertilized egg.
Before removing/putting a slide onto the mechanical stage, you must first do what two things?
Be in low power and have the stage as far down as possible.
____________ surrounds the cell and protects it by regulating what enters and leaves it.
Cell Membrane.
What is Cellular Respiration?
The process of converting food into energy.
Binary Fission.
What two things did Watson and Crick do?
1. Figured out the structure of DNA.
2. Built the first model of DNA.
When using medium power objective, should you use course adjustment or fine adjustment?
Course Adjustment.
What is the control center for all cellular activities?
Nucleus.
True or False? The sun is the ultimate original source of all energy used to grow.
True.
Give an example of a Prokaryotic cell.
Bacteria.
How many feet of DNA do each one of the trillions of cells in the human body contain in its nucleus?
Six Feet.