1Magnification
An increase in the apparent size of an object compared to it's real size
2Resolving power
The ability of an optical instrument to show two objects as separate
3Cell theory
States that all organisms are made up of one or more cells, the cell is the basic unit of life, and all cells come from other cells.
4Electron Microscope (EM)
Uses a beam of electrons to resolve objects.
5Scanning Electron Microscope
used to study the detailed architecture of cell surfaces
6Transmission Electron Microscope
used to study the internal structure of cells
7Prokaryotic Cells
found in organisms of the domains Bacteria and Archaea, known as prokaryotes.
8Eukaryotic Cells
Domain Eukarya - protists, plants, fungi, and animals, are all composed of these cells.
9Plasma Membrane
Regulates traffic of molecules between the cells and its surroundings.
10Cytosol
thick, jelly-like fluid in which cellular components are suspended
11Chromosomes
They carry genes made of DNA
12Ribosomes
build proteins according to the instructions from the genes
13Organelles
A membrane-enclosed structure with a specialized function within a cell. Eukaryotic cell exclusive.
14Nucleus
Houses most of the eukaryotic cell's DNA, surrounded by a double membrane.
15Nucloid
The area in a prokaryotic cell (This type doesn't have a nucleus) where its DNA is coiled into a "nucleus-like" region.