glossary 1
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- base
- the heavy bottom part of the microscope
- chloroplasts
- small green structures containing chlorophyll
- cell
- smallest unit of a self-functioning organism
- body tube
- the tube-shaped part of the microscope that holds the nosepiece
- cell wall
- the limiting layer of material surrounding plant cells
- chromatic abberation
- the rainbow effect when light is dispersed through lens
- acetate peel
- printmaking technique for studying surface features
- chromosomes
- the part of the cell needed to make new cells
- biotechnology
- the science that changes characteristics of living things
- chlorolhyll
- the green pigment that allows plants to eat
- arm
- curved part of the microscope that holds the body
- atom
- the smallest particle of an element
- cell membrane
- the thin covering surrounding the cell