Microscopes Flashcards

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TEMs

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Transmission electron microscope
Detail in a cell, shine a beam of electrons ugh a specimen
Requires a vacuum to operate

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Compound light microscope

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Allows light to pass through a specimen
Two lenses to form an image
See dead and alive organisms
Use fluorescent dyes and special video cameras and computers to create 3D images

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Electron microscope

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Use beams of electrons to form an image
Up to 1000x more than light
SEM and TEM
Living cells cannot be observed with this

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SEMs

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Scanning electron microscope
See the surface, realistic and dramatic images
Requires a vacuum to operate

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