Read pages 174-180
Answer the following:
1) Why was the development
of microscopes necessary for the study of cells?
2) How does the cell theory describe the
organization of living things?
3) Compare the light sources of light microscopes
and electron microscopes.
4) How are prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
different?
5) Suppose you discovered a new type of
fern. Applying the cell theory, what
can you say for certain about this organism?
6) Most compound light microscopes have four
objective lenses with magnifications of 4X, 10X, 40X, and 100X. What magnifications are available if the
eyepiece magnifies 15 times?