Parts of Microscope
2 parts that you hold when carrying the microscope.
What is the arm and base?
Part of the plant cell that provides strength and structure to the shape of the cell
What is the cell wall?
If you were comparing cell organelles to a football game, this would be the cell membrane
What is the white out of bounds line on the field?
the Letter "e" is best viewed at this total magnification level.
What is 40x?
This is the total magnification of a microscope that had 40x for the objective lens.
What is 400x?
The part that helps the slide stay in place.
What are the stage clips?
Part of the cell that is in control. It is sometimes called the brain or control center
What is the nucleus?
If you were comparing cell organelles to our fish tank, this would be the cytoplasm.
What is the water?
When looking at your cheek cells, the cells had this pattern.
What is irregular or circle shaped?
What is a pathogen?
The part that holds the three objective lens.
What is the turret or nosepiece?
Part of the plant cell that provides food for the cell through photosynthesis
What are chloroplasts?
If you were to compare cell organelles to your house, This would be the nucleus.
What are the guardians or parents?
This part of the cell stores food, water and waste.
What is/are the vacuole/vacuoles?
This is the magnification of our microscope's eyepiece.
What is 10x?
Part of the cell that allows entering and exiting of the cell to take place. It is sometimes called the border patrol.
What is the cell membrane?
If you were to compare cell organelles to the park of your town, chloroplasts would be this part
What are plants, trees, shrubs, bushes, etc.?
The 3 things needed for photosynthesis.
What is water, carbon dioxide, and sun?
The part that allows different amounts of light to shine through the stage
What is the diaphragm?
Cell organelle that provides energy for the cell. Sometimes called the POWERHOUSE.
What are mitochondria?
If you were to compare cell organelles to a school, the nucleus would be located here.
What is the Principal's office?
This organelle is known as the Post Office of the town. It processes messages within the cell.
What is the Golgi Body?
This is known as a simple microscope. Hint: It's something Sherlock Holmes would have.
What is a magnifying lens?