Define the Usage , Functions and Technicality of a Microscope Flashcards

Microbiology Lab Fina

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Microscope that allows light rays to pass directly through to the eye without being deflected by an intervening opaque plate
Brightfield Microscope
Horizontal platform that supports the microscope slide
Stage
10x lens
Low power
40x lens
High dry
100x lens
Oil immersion
Part of the lens system located under the stage that collects and directs the light from the lamp to the slide being studied
Condenser
Regulates the amount of light that reaches the slide
Diaphragm
Lens' ability to completely separate two objects in a microscopic field
Resolving power
Special oil that has the same refractive index as glass. It limits the loss of light due to refraction
Immersion oil
Image will remain in focus when changing from a lower-power objective lens to a higher-power lens
Parfocal
What is the cell wall composed of?
Peptidoglycan
Where is the genetic material of bacteria located?
Supercoiled, circular DNA molecules that reside in the cell cytoplasm
Curved rod-shaped bacteria that are motile using axial filaments that rotate in a spiral motion
Spirochaetes
Sphere shaped bacteria. They are not motile and found in singles, masses of four called tetrads, or irregular mases
Cocci
Bacilli
Rods