1. Important terms Magnification: ratio of an object’s image size to its real size Resolving power: minimum distance between two points at which they are still distinguishable as different objects (measure of clarity) Working Distance: distance between specimen and lens (higher magnification = smaller working distance) Field of View: area visible through the ocular Depth of field: amount of vertical distance that is in focus

2. Important relationship Total magnification = ocular magnification X objective magnification As magnification increases: Working distance decreases Field of View gets smaller Depth of view decreases

3. Basic cell types Prokaryotic cell: Lack distinct organelles (Bacteria, Archaea) Eukaryotic cell: Possess distinct organelles (Fungi, Plants, Animals)

4. Animal Cell

5. Plant Cell

6. Elodea leaf http://youtube.com/watch?v=8edk6nGMwMs

7. Size of cells: Why aren’t cells bigger?

8. Prokaryotes No nucleus Circular DNA, not in chromosomes Unicellular No membrane-bound organelles Binary fission Eukaryotes Membrane-bound nucleus Linear DNA in chromosomes Unicellular or multicellular Membrane-bound organelles Asexual/sexual reproduction Review

9. Domains

10. Symbioses: close relationships between two species. Commensalism: Antbirds! Mutualism: Trichonympha Parasitism: Trypanosoma Predation: Amoeba

11. Some things to check yourself on: What do you know about protists? What is the correct way to write a taxonomic name, using binomial nomenclature? Can you explain the difference between grouping organisms by morphology and relatedness? What does it mean to group things hierarchically? Why do we use the Linnean hierarchy, if only ‘species’ are biologically relevant? And what does that mean? Can you assign all the organisms you have seen to the correct domains, kingdoms, and phyla - and whether they are pro- or eukaryotic? …and of course, the display boards… :)