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Microscopes Flashcards

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Characteristics of a light microscope

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Cheaper 
Uses a beam of light
Low resolution
Black and white 
Dead specimens
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Characteristics of an electron microscope:

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Expensive 
Can see in colour 
Uses electric 
High resolution
Live specimens
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