Microscopes Flashcards
1
Q
What are Microscopes used for?
A
- To study cells
2
Q
What do Microscopes allow us to see?
A
- Things that we can’t see with the naked eye
3
Q
What do Light Microscopes allow us to see and when were they invented?
A
- They were invented in 1890s
- They allow us to see things like nuclei, chloroplasts and mitochondria
4
Q
Describe Electron Microscopes
A
- Invented in 1930s
- Allow us to see much smaller things in more detail, like the internal structure of mitochondria and chloroplasts
5
Q
How do we work out magnification?
A
- Length of image divided by length of specimen
