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Lab4.MicroscopicExaminationofCellsSPRING2021.docxMicroscopic Examination of Cells
After reading the information, viewing the videos and completing the cell games complete the assignment below. Make sure to use complete sentences.
1. Define field of view and describe how you can measure the diameter.
2. Describe how to determine the total magnification.
3. Predict which magnification should be used to observe:
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b. Onion Cells -
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4. In your own words, explain how you calculate the size of a real object as seen in the field of view.
5. Describe four differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
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6. Name three differences between plant and animal cells.
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7. State three postulates of the cell theory.
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8. Name three structures common to all cells.
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9. Do all living plant cells contain chloroplasts?
10. In your own words summarize the process for preparing a wet mount slide for cheek epithelial cells.
11. In your own words summarize the process for preparing a wet mount slide for onion cells.
12. In your own words summarize the process for Gram staining:
13. Describe how gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria appear under a microscope after the gram staining process.
For questions 14, 15, and 16 neatly draw the cells on a separate piece of paper. Make sure you draw the different parts of the cell at the appropriate size (a ribosome should not be larger than the nucleus, etc.) Use colors and be creative. Take a picture with your phone, convert to a pdf, and upload along with your completed assignment.
14. Draw your own animal cell and label the organelles/parts of the cell
15. Draw your own plant cell and label the organelles/parts of the cell
16. Draw your own prokaryotic cell and label the organelles/parts of the cell
17. Describe the function of the the following:
b. Nucleus-
c. Mitochondria-
d. Endoplasmic Reticulum-
e. Golgi Apparatus-
f. Ribosomes-
g. Chloroplast-
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