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Virtual Lab – Microscopy – Animal Cells (Human Epidermal Cells) At 40x magnification, the structures of the cheek cells that are typically visible include the cell membrane, proteins, and amino acids.

Virtual Lab – Microscopy – Plant Cells (Onion Epidermal Cells) What is the most prominent organelle that you see in the onion cell images?

Virtual Lab – Operation of Bright Field Microscope How do you calculate total magnification for a compound light microscope?

Virtual Lab – Operation of Bright Field Microscope When using the 100X objective lens, a drop of water is needed on the specimen slide. 

Virtual Lab – Label the Parts and Describe the Function of the Parts of the Microscope Directions: Use the word bank to complete the table below by matching each microscope part to its corresponding number.  Mechanical Stage Rotating Nosepiece Fine Focus Knob Objective lens Coarse Focus Knob Oculars Condenser Stage adjustment knobs Iris Diaphragm Light source       1. [part1] 6. [part6] 2. [part2] 7. [part7] 3. [part3] 8. [part8] 4. [part4] 9. [part9] 5. [part5] 10. [part10]          

Virtual Lab – Microscopy – Plant Cells (Onion Epidermal Cells) What did you notice happened with the microscope image as you increased magnification?

Virtual Lab – Microscopy – Wet Mount (Euglena) What is the eyespot for in the Euglena?

Virtual Lab – Microscopy – Animal Cells (Human Epidermal Cells) If you were given a slide of cells from an unknown organism, you could determine whether the cells are from a plant or an animal by looking for the cell wall, chloroplasts, and a vacuole.

Virtual Lab – Microscopy – Animal Cells (Human Epidermal Cells) Why was a stain added to the human epidermal cells from the cheek smear prior to microscopic observation?

Virtual Lab – Microscopy – Animal Cells (Human Epidermal Cells) What was the general shape of the cheek cell? How is that different from the onion cells you observed from the last simulation?