chapter 2 - Microscopes Flashcards

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Light Microscope

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  • most common
  • light passes through the specimen
    -thin specimens
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Stereo Microscope

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  • 3D image
    -light reflects of the specimen
    -does not have to be thin
  • used for dissections
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Electron microscope

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  • 1 million magnification
    Transmission electron:
    -thin specimen were electrons pass though it, image inside of cell
    scanning electron:
  • electrons reflect off specimen, surface only, not coloured
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