CB1 Microscopes Flashcards
What are the names of the 2 types of lenses on a microscope?
Where are slides placed on the microscope?
Stage
What are used to focus the image?
How do we calculate the total magnification of an image?
What does magnification mean?
What does resolution mean?
Why do we use stains when preparing a slide?
Why is it important the specimen on the slide is thin and flat?
What are the 2 types of microscope?
Which type(s) of microscope allow us to observe large organelles such as the nucleus, mitochondria and chloroplasts?
Which type(s) of microscope allow us to observe small organelles such as the cell membrane and ribosomes?
What are the 3 main differences between light and electron microscopes?
Use different radiation (light / beam of electrons), electron has higher resolution, electron has higher magnification
Put the following prefixes for units in order from largest to smallest and include the symbols: micro, pico, milli, nano
Milli (m), micro (µ), nano (n), pico (p)
What is the formula to calculate the magnification of an image?
Describe the 3 steps for assembling a microscope slide of plant cells
What is the name of the small square piece of glass that is placed over a sample on a microscope slide?
