microscopy

Question 1

the number of times greater the image is than the specimen

Answer 1

magnification

Question 2

the ability to distinguish between two points on an image. the higher the resolution the sharper the image

Answer 2

resolution

Question 3

the microscope that uses light and different lenses to magnify objects to allow the image to be seen through an eyepiece

Answer 3

light microscope

Question 4

the microscope that uses electrons to produce detailed images with a high magnification

Answer 4

electron microscope

Question 5

what are the two types of electron microscopes?

Answer 5

transmission electron microscopes and scanning electron microscopes

Question 6

what is the type of electron microscope that produces 2D projections of the inner structure

Answer 6

transmission electron microscope

Question 7

what is the type of electron microscope that creates 3D projections of the samples surface

Answer 7

scanning electron microscopes

Question 8

what is the equation for magnification

Answer 8

magnification=image size/actual size

Question 9

what is the stain that gives contrast to a cell structure and will bind to starch and turn blue-black

Answer 9

iodine

Question 10

what is the stain that is used for tissue examination and turns the cytoplasm and other parts pink

Answer 10

eosin

Question 11

what is the stain that is used for animal cells and blood smears to make nuclei, DNA and RNA more visible

Answer 11

methylene blue

Question 12

what is the stain that uses the counter stains crystal violet and sacra in to distinguish postive and negative bacteria

Answer 12

gram stain

Question 13

what is the stain that uses the counter stains crystal violet and sacra in to distinguish postive and negative bacteria

Answer 13

gram stain