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Light microscope
Equipment which uses visible light to detect and magnify small objects
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Electron microscope
Equipment which uses electron beams to produce images with higher magnification and resolution
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Magnification
How much an image appears to have increased in size by
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Resolution
The degree of detail visible in an image
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Magnification equation
Magnification \= size of image/size of real object
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Standard form
A system where numbers are expressed as decimals between 1 and 10 and multiplied by a power of 10
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Centi
A prefix meaning one hundredth of a unit
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Milli
A prefix meaning one thousandth of a unit
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Micro
A prefix meaning one millionth of a unit
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Nano
A prefix meaning one thousand-millionth of a unit
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Image size
The size of an object on an image after magnification
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Actual size
The actual or real size of an object before magnification
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Sub-cellular structures
Structures or organelles that are found in the cell
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