Microscopy - Topic 1

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Microscope

An instrument that has developed as science and technology have improved, allowing us to see things that are too small to see with the naked eye.

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Light microscope

A microscope that uses light to form an image of a specimen and magnify it, allowing the observation of individual cells and large subcellular structures like nuclei.

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Electron microscope

A microscope that uses electrons instead of light to form an image, providing much higher magnification and higher resolution than a light microscope.

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Resolution

The ability to distinguish between two points, where a higher resolution produces a sharper image.

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Magnification

How many times bigger an image is compared to the actual size of the specimen.

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Structures visible under a light microscope

Individual cells and large subcellular structures, such as nuclei.

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Structures visible under an electron microscope