Numerical Facts Flashcards
What is the best resolution that can be achieved looking through a light microscope?
200 nm
What is the best resolution that can be achieved looking through a transmission electron microscope?
0.05 - 1nm
What is the best resolution that can be achieved looking through a scanning emission microscope?
0.5 - 1.0 nm
What is the best effective magnification that can be achieved looking through a light microscope?
X1500
What is the best effective magnification that can be achieved looking through a transmission electron microscope?
X500 000
What is the best effective magnification that can be achieved looking through a scanning electron microscope?
X100 000
How big are the ribosomes in prokaryotic cells?
18 nm
How big are the ribosomes in eukaryotic cells?
22nm
How big are eukaryotic cells?
20 - 40 micrometres
How big are prokaryotic cells?
0.5 - 5 micrometres
What is the diameter of a nuclear pore?
50 - 70 nm is the diameter of each nuclear pore
How far apart are nuclear membranes?
40-70 nm is the distance between the 2 adjacent nuclear membranes.
