Cells and the Microscope

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Across
  1. 1. The part of the microscope that you look through.
  2. 3. You might use a solution of this to stain plant cells for viewing under the microscope
  3. 6. This small piece of glass is placed over the sample before viewing under the microscope
  4. 8. The lens you find directly above the stage.
  5. 11. Plants need this pigment to make their own food.
  6. 13. Part of the microscope that rotates so that different objective lenses can be used.
  7. 14. This is where cells release the energy from food
  8. 17. Tissue often used to view plant cells under the microscope
  9. 18. A living thing
  10. 20. Thread-like structure found in the nucleus
  11. 22. Magnifies the object viewed under a microscope.
  12. 23. Where you place a microscope slide.
Down
  1. 2. Plants can do this, but animals cannot.
  2. 4. Turning this knob brings the object into sharp view under the microscope
  3. 5. The source of energy used by plants to make their own food.
  4. 7. This process occurs in mitochondria
  5. 9. The part of a human from which you might take a sample to view under the microscope.
  6. 10. Plants make this during photosynthesis
  7. 12. A group of different tissues that work together to carry out a particular function
  8. 15. Part of the cells where photosynthesis occurs.
  9. 16. You usually need this to pass through your sample so that you can see it clearly through a microscope
  10. 19. This is where you would find the DNA.
  11. 20. All living things are made of this basic units.
  12. 21. Part of the cell that controls what gets in and out of the cell.
  13. 23. Rectangular piece of glass on which you place your sample for viewing under the microscope