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Cell As A Unit of Life

Cells are the basic units of life and all living things are made up of cells. A microscope allows observation of cells by magnifying tiny objects not visible to the naked eye. Key parts of a microscope include the objective lens, stage, diaphragm, mirror, base, eyepiece, arm, course focus knob, condenser, and fine focus knob. To use a microscope, a specimen slide is placed on the stage and viewed through the eyepiece while adjusting the lenses and light using the various knobs. The nucleus is a spherical, central structure in animal cells that acts as the control center.

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Cell As A Unit of Life

Cells are the basic units of life and all living things are made up of cells. A microscope allows observation of cells by magnifying tiny objects not visible to the naked eye. Key parts of a microscope include the objective lens, stage, diaphragm, mirror, base, eyepiece, arm, course focus knob, condenser, and fine focus knob. To use a microscope, a specimen slide is placed on the stage and viewed through the eyepiece while adjusting the lenses and light using the various knobs. The nucleus is a spherical, central structure in animal cells that acts as the control center.

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CELL AS A UNIT OF LIFE

CHAPTER 2
What is cell
Cells are the basic units of living things.
All living things are made up of cells
Cells are responsible for carrying out life processes.
Using a Microscope
Microscope makes an object look bigger than actual
or magnifies the object.
It is used to observe very tiny objects which are not
visible to the naked eye.
Part Function
Objective lens Lens that magnifies the
specimen.
The magnification is often
x10, x20, x40
Stage The slide with the specimen
is placed.
Diaphragm Controls the amount of light
that goes through the
specimen.
Mirror Reflects light from a light
source (lamp or sunlight) up
through the diaphragm.
Base Stabilises the microscope
Eyepiece Lens you look through to
observe specimen.
Arm To handle the microscope
when carrying it.
Part Function
Course focus knob To move the lens closer to
focus on the specimen.
Condenser Concentrates light from the
mirror onto the specimen.
Fine focus knob To move the objective lens
closer to the specimen in
small degrees.
How to use a microscope
1- Place the microscope on a flat surface in a well lit place.
2- Turn the low power objective lens until it is directly
above the hole in the stage.
3- Raise the condenser to its highest condition. Adjust the
diaphragm to maximum to allow as much light as possible
to enter.
4- Look through the eyepiece. Adjust the mirror to obtain
a bright field of view.
5- Place a slide with a specimen onto the stage and clip it
to hold it in place.
6- Start a low magnification. Turn the coarse focus
knob clockwise to move the body tube until almost
touches the slide.
7- Look through eyepiece. Turn the coarse focus knob
anticlockwise to move the body up until the image of
the specimen can be seen clearly.
8- Turn the fine knob to obtain a sharp image.
General Structure of Animal Cells and Plant
Cells.
Nucleus
In animals, the nucleus is found at the centre the cell.
It is spherical in shape.
It is the control centre of the cell
A cell

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