3.3 Flashcards
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Light microscopes
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instrument for viewing very small objects. A light microscope can magnify things up to 1500 times.
2
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electron microscopes
A
instrument for viewing very small objects. An electron microscope is much more powerful than a light microscope and can magnify things up to a million times.
3
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monocular
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describes a microscope through which the specimen is seen using one eye only
4
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binocular
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a microscope with two eyepieces, so you use both eyes to look at the object
5
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stereo
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describes a microscope through which the specimen is viewed using both eyes
6
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magnification
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the number of times the image of an object has been enlarged using a lens or lens system. For example, a magnification of two means the object has been enlarged to twice its actual size.
