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Microscope parts and how to use it
Biology · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes
Name the parts of a compound light microscope and use it without breaking the slide or the lens.
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- The cell membrane
- Cytoplasm
- Mitochondria
- Chloroplasts
- The vacuole
- The cell wall
- Ribosomes, ER and microscope limits
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- Levels of organisation
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- Sperm and egg
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- Muscle cell
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- Tissues
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