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Unit 1.2 Cell Structure And Organisation Flashcards

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Microscopes:
Comparing light microscopes to electron microscopes

What is the source of image?

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Microscopes:
Comparing light microscopes to electron microscopes

How is the beam focused?

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Light microscope -
Use a condenser above the light source

Electron microscope -
Using a magnetic lens

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Microscopes:
Comparing light microscopes to electron microscopes

What is the max effect of magnification?

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Light microscope -
x1500

Electron microscope -
x100,000 to x300,000

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Microscopes:
Comparing light microscopes to electron microscopes

What is the max resolution?

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Light microscope -
200nm

Electron microscope -
Around 0.050nm

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Microscopes:
Comparing light microscopes to electron microscopes

Can a live specimen be used?

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Light microscope -
Living and dead

Electron microscope -
No, the electrons destroy the specimen. Only use dead and dry

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Microscopes:
Comparing light microscopes to electron microscopes

Section or external view of specimen?

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Light microscope -
Electron microscope -

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Microscopes:
Comparing light microscopes to electron microscopes

How much do they cost?

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Light microscope -
Electron microscope -

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Microscopes:
Comparing light microscopes to electron microscopes

Can the image be viewed directly?

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Light microscope -
Yes

Electron microscope -
No, electrons cannot be observed by human eye

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Microscopes:
Comparing light microscopes to electron microscopes

Do you need to stain the specimen?

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Light microscope -
Yes

Electron microscope -
Yes with heavy metals?

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Microscopes:
What’s the definition of magnification?

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Making something bigger/enlarging something

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Microscopes:
What is the definition of resolution?

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How clearly you can see something

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Microscopes:
What are the different magnifications?

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Eyepiece: x10
Objective: x4
Overall magnification: x40

Eyepiece: x10
Objective: x10
Overall magnification: x100

Eyepiece: x10
Objective: x40
Overall magnification: x400

Eyepiece: x10
Objective: x100
Overall magnification: x1000

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Microscopes:

What equation includes image size, actual size and magnification?

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Image size = actual size x magnification

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Unit conversion:

cm to mm
m to mm
mm to micrometers
Micrometers to nm

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cm to mm = x10
m to mm = x1000
mm to micrometers = x1000
Micrometers to nm = x1000

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Can you briefly summarise eukaryotic cells?

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Plasma membrane

Structure?
Function?
Found in plant or animal cells or both?

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17
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Cytoplasm

Structure?
Function?
Found in plant or animal cells or both?

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