Unit 3 Vocabulary by Chris Wong https://padlet.com/12wongs/lvwa8q768p6n By Chris Wong en-us 2018-01-04 03:03:56 UTC 2024-12-15 08:25:41 UTC hello@padlet.com Magnification 12wongs https://padlet.com/12wongs/lvwa8q768p6n/wish/218667072 The action of magnifying something or the process of being magnified.]]> 2018-01-04 03:05:26 UTC https://padlet.com/12wongs/lvwa8q768p6n/wish/218667072 Resolution b : a measure of the sharpness of an image or of the fineness with which a device (such as a video display, printer, or scanner) can produce or record such an image usually expressed as the total number or density of pixels in the image a resolution of 1200 dots per inch 12wongs https://padlet.com/12wongs/lvwa8q768p6n/wish/218667145 2018-01-04 03:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/12wongs/lvwa8q768p6n/wish/218667145 Light/compound microscope 12wongs https://padlet.com/12wongs/lvwa8q768p6n/wish/218667420 A compound light microscope is a microscope with more than one lens and its own light source. In this type of microscope, there are ocular lenses in the binocular eyepieces and objective lenses in a rotating nosepiece closer to the specimen.

]]> 2018-01-04 03:13:00 UTC https://padlet.com/12wongs/lvwa8q768p6n/wish/218667420 Electron microscopeAn electron microscope is a microscope that uses a beam of accelerated electrons as a source of illumination 12wongs https://padlet.com/12wongs/lvwa8q768p6n/wish/218667517 2018-01-04 03:15:26 UTC https://padlet.com/12wongs/lvwa8q768p6n/wish/218667517 Cell theoryIn biology, cell theory is the historic scientific theory, now universally accepted, that living organisms are made up of cells. 12wongs https://padlet.com/12wongs/lvwa8q768p6n/wish/218667586 2018-01-04 03:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/12wongs/lvwa8q768p6n/wish/218667586 Organelle 12wongs https://padlet.com/12wongs/lvwa8q768p6n/wish/218674641 in cell biology, an organelle(/ɔːrɡəˈnɛl/) is a specialized subunit within a cell that has a specific function.]]> 2018-01-04 05:56:59 UTC https://padlet.com/12wongs/lvwa8q768p6n/wish/218674641 Cytoplasm 12wongs https://padlet.com/12wongs/lvwa8q768p6n/wish/219136213 The cell substance between the cell membrane and the nucleus, containing the cytosol, organelles, cytoskeleton, and various particles.

]]> 2018-01-07 11:17:41 UTC https://padlet.com/12wongs/lvwa8q768p6n/wish/219136213 Nucleus 12wongs https://padlet.com/12wongs/lvwa8q768p6n/wish/219145349 A specialized, usually spherical mass of protoplasm encased in a double membrane, and found in most living eukaryotic cells, directing their growth, metabolism, and reproduction, and functioning in the transmission of genic characters.]]> 2018-01-07 13:16:01 UTC https://padlet.com/12wongs/lvwa8q768p6n/wish/219145349 Chloroplast 12wongs https://padlet.com/12wongs/lvwa8q768p6n/wish/219145689 Chloroplasts are organelles found in plant cells and eukaryotic algae that conduct photosynthesis.]]> 2018-01-07 13:20:10 UTC https://padlet.com/12wongs/lvwa8q768p6n/wish/219145689 Mitochondria 12wongs https://padlet.com/12wongs/lvwa8q768p6n/wish/219146748 Mitochondria are specialized structures unique to the cells of animals, plants and fungi. They serve as batteries, powering various functions of the cell and the organism as a whole. Though mitochondria are an integral part of the cell, evidence shows that they evolved from primitive bacteria. 

]]> 2018-01-07 13:33:20 UTC https://padlet.com/12wongs/lvwa8q768p6n/wish/219146748 Photosynthesis and Respiration 12wongs https://padlet.com/12wongs/lvwa8q768p6n/wish/219146851 Photosynthesis is the process by which organisms that contain the pigment chlorophyll convert light energy into chemical energy which can be stored in the molecular bonds of organic molecules (e.g., sugars). Photosynthesis powers almost all trophic chains and food webs on the Earth. ]]> 2018-01-07 13:34:43 UTC https://padlet.com/12wongs/lvwa8q768p6n/wish/219146851