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Structure
• Cell theory: the basic unit of structure
and function of all living organisms is the cell.
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• Electron Microscope: uses electrons
as a source of radiation.
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sorting and distribution system
within the cell.
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• Golgi Apparatus: a stack of flattened sacs. This
stack is constantly being formed at one end from
vesicles which bud off from the ER, and broken down at
the other end to form Golgi Vesicles.
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o Rough ER: where the ER is covered by ribosomes;
transports the proteins throughout the cell.
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• Magnification: the number of times larger an
image is compared with the real size of the object.
o Magnification =
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o Wavelengths change with energy: the greater the
energy, the shorter the wavelength.
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• The one disadvantage of using a SEM is that it
cannot achieve the same resolution as a transmission
electron microscope.
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• Tissue: a collection of cells, together
with any intercellular secretion produced by
them, that is specialized to perform one or
more particular functions.
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