Using and caring for a microscope

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1. The cell as the unit of life
2. Parts of the light microscope
3. Using and caring for a microscope
4. Preparing a temporary slide
5. Observing onion cells
6. Drawing what you see
7. The plant cell
8. The cell wall
9. The cell membrane
10. The cytoplasm
11. The nucleus
12. The vacuole
13. The chloroplast
14. Observing animal cells
15. The animal cell
16. Comparing plant and animal cells
17. What magnification means
18. Calculating magnification
19. Working out real size
20. Why cells matter