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Light Microscope

Uses light to magnify objects that light can pass through

Electron Microscope

Used to see high levels of detail of very small things such as bacterial cells

Dissecting/Stereoscope

Used to magnify larger objects that light cannot pass through

Coarse Adjustment Knob

Used to focus the microscope; only used on the lowest magnification

Fine Adjustment Knob

Used to make minor focus adjustments; used on higher magnifications

Ocular Lens

Eye piece lens

Objective Lens

Multiple lenses of different magnification next to the slide

Bonds

Sharing of electrons between atoms

Electrons

Negatively charged atomic particles

Atoms

Smallest unit of matter

Reaction

Breaking and forming of bonds

Activation Energy

Energy needed to get a reaction started

Dissolve

Breaking apart of a molecule in a liquid like water

Solution

The combination of substances where one dissolves in the other

Solvent

The part of a solution that does the dissolving

Solute

The part of a solution that is dissolved

pH

The measure of how acidic or basic a solution is

Cells

The basic unit of life

Sexual Reproduction

Two parents make a unique offspring

Asexual Reproduction

Making an exact copy of an organism

Adjust

A change in behavior in response to a change in the environment

Behavior

A response to a change

Homeostasis

Maintaining a stable internal environment

Adapt

To change in a way that makes a species more able to survive

Evolution

The change in species over time

Prokaryotes

Small, single celled organisms; the first living cells

Chemosynthesis

Using chemicals to make energy

Anaerobic

Making energy without oxygen

Photosynthesis

Using light to make energy