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Microscopes & The Cell Theory

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Rudolf Virchowsaid that "animals come from animals, plants come from plants"
Anton van Leeuwenhoekmade the first microscope
Robert Hookenamed cells after looking at cork
Matthias Schleidendiscovered that plants are made of cells
Theodor Schwanndiscovered that animals are made of cells
stage clipsmetal; hold slide on the stage
stageplatform on which a slide is placed
coarse adjustment knobmakes large adjustments to the focus
fine adjustment knobmakes small adjustments to the focus
armconnects the lenses to the base
basesupports the microscope
eyepiecewhat the scientist looks into
body tubeconnects the eyepiece to the objectives
revolving nosepieceholds the high and low power objectives
low power objectivea small lens with low magnifying power
high power objectivea large lens with high magnifying power
diaphragmadjusts the amount of light being shone onto the stage
light sourceshines light upwards through the specimen


Biology and AP Biology Teacher
Varina High School

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