Unit 1.1e Flashcards
1
Q
What is bright field microscopy?
A
When a sample is illuminated from below on a disk so it can be looked through on a microscope
2
Q
What does bright field microscopy allow you to look at?
A
whole organisms, parts of organisms or thin sections of dissected tissue
3
Q
How can you make a sample more obvious in bright field microscopy?
A
Staining it
4
Q
How does fluorescence microscopy work?
A
Fluorescent labels bind to molecules or structures within a cell or tissue. It enables specific structures to be visualised
5
Q
What are the uses of fluorescence microscopy?
A
- locating structural components
- viability studies of cell populations
-imaging genetic material in cells
