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The Microscope

Use this game to test your knowledge and practice for your test on microscopes.

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epidermismade up of layers of cells that are dead
the smaller the drop of waterthe larger the magnification
fiberspaper is made of this
concavetype of lens curving inward making objects appear smaller
microscopetool that magnifies
dermispart of the skin that contains blood vessels, glands, and roots
light microscopecan magnify an object 2,000 times or more
field of view (vision)another name for what you can see through a lens
melaninpigment that makes the skin a darker color
Pasteurscientist who used a microscope to prove that bacteria and other microorganisms cause disease. He discovered that heating an object could kill harmful bacteria
the thinner the lensthe smaller the magnification
convex lensa type of lens that makes things appear larger
loopmost of the population has this type of fingerprint
greater magnificationwith a curved lens
Listerscientist who used a microscope and found that bacteria cause infections. His work led to creating sterile operating rooms
magnifying powerthe number of times larger a lens can make something appear
the more powerful the hand lensthe smaller the field of view
electron microscopecan magnify an object up to 1,000,000 times


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