biology Flashcards
why is it called a simple microscope
it is a microscope that has one lense
what was leeuwenhoeks microscope mainly used for
mainly bacteria, yeast and other microscopic organisms
what were leeuwenhoeks drawings of his discovery’s called
animalcules
what did leeuwenhoek invent?
the simple microscope
how much lenses does the compound microscope use
it has two lenses
what do the two lenses do on the compound microscope do
one enlarges the object and the other magnifies it
how much lenses did Robert Hooke’s microscope have
it used a three lens system
robert hooke coined the term?
cells
how did a light microscope work
the light passes through the the object then the lenses magnifies
how high can a light microscope magnify
1000 times
how does an electron microscope work
how high can a electron microscope magnify biological materials
100 000 times
how high can a electron microscope magnify non biological materials
1 000 000 times (1 mil)
how does a scanning electron microscope work
electrons bounce off the object
what can a scanning electron microscope see
three dimensional pictures
how must object be in order to work with the scanning electron microscope
must be very thin
how high can a scanning electron microscope magnify up to
300 000
how does a transmission microscope work
a beam of electrons is transmitted through the object
how must objects be in order to work with the transmission electron microscope
must be very thin
how high can a transmission microscope magnify up to
up to 1 500 000 (1.5 mil)
how is total magnification calculated
ocular lens( magnifying power of the objective lens)
what is the field of diameter/ field of view
the area that can be seen when looking through the lens of a microscope
how does the field of view decrease
it decreases as you increase the magnification
the field of view is usually calculated in
micrometers