Microscopes Test All The Other Stuff

Light Microscopes

Use visible light, have up to 1,000x zoom and are affordable

Electron Microscopes

Use a beam of electrons, have up to 2,000,000x zoom and are expensive

What part of the microscope do you use to carry the microscope?

The arm and with the other hand the base if needed

Only use course focus for?

4x, not 10x or higher because you could risk smashing the objective lens

The conversion between mm and pm is?

1mm = 1000pm

1pm = 0.001mm

Describe the relationship between magnification and FOV

Magnification is when you zoom in closer to the specimen that details appear larger and FOV shrinks you're seeing a small area of the specimen

The usefulness of microscopes in advancing our knowledge is?

They help us understand Cell Function

- Advance imaging allows scientists to track molecules inside cells in real time

- Help researches study proses like cell division and protein synthesis

What are the three parts of the cell theory?

1. All living organisms are composed of one or more cells

2. The cell is the basic unit of life

3. All cells arise from pre existing cells

Robert Hooke (1665)

Studied cork and named the structures he saw "cells".

Matthis Schleiden (1838)

concluded that all plants are made of cells

Theodore Schawnn (1839)

Concluded that all living this are made of cells

Rudolf Virchow (1855)

added the third part of the theory "All cells arise from pre existing cells"