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Microscopy Flashcards

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What are the two common types of microscope?

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Light microscopes and electron microscopes.

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What do light microscopes allow us to see?

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Let us see large subcellular structures.

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What do electron microscopes allow us to see?

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Have a higher resolution and magnification than light microscopes - show us things in more detail (e.g. ribosomes and plasmids).

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What is the formula for magnification?

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magnification = image size / real size

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How have microscopy techniques developed overtime?

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Technology and knowledge have improved.

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