Lecture 2 Flashcards
Observing microorganisms through a microscope
1
Q
What type of light does fluorescence use
A
UV light
2
Q
Absorb UV light and emit visible light
A
Florescence microscopy
3
Q
Popularly used as a tag to illuminate living cells in fluorescent microscopy
A
GFP ( Green fluorescent protein)
4
Q
Microscopy that contains cells with fluorochrome dyes, short wavelength (blue light) used to excite dyes
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confocal microscopy
5
Q
True/ False- confocal microscopy is expensive
A
True
6
Q
Uses electrons instead of light
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Electron microscopy
7
Q
True\ False Viruses are too small to be seen by a light microscope
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true
8
Q
Specimens may be stained with heavy metal salts
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TEM (Transmission electron microscopy)
9
Q
Ultra thin sections of specimens. Light passes through specimen, then an electromagnetic lens, to a screen or film.
A
Transmission electron microscopy
