Cell Size And Microscopy

Question 1

Light Microscope Magnification

Answer 1

Up to 1000x

Question 2

Light microscope resolution

Answer 2

Up to 200 nm

Question 3

What is resolution?

Answer 3

Resolution is the minimum distance at which two points can be distinguished as separate.

Question 4

Can live specimens can be looked at under a light microscope?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

Can live specimens can be looked at under an electron microscope?

Answer 5

No

Question 6

Can you assess colored image under a light microscope?

Answer 6

Yes

Question 7

Electron microscope magnification

Answer 7

Up to 10 million times (10,000,000x)

Question 8

Electron microscope resolution

Answer 8

Up to 0.5 nm

Question 9

Which is more expensive? An electron microscope or a light microscope?

Answer 9

Electron microscope

Question 10

Different types of electron microscope

Answer 10

1. Scanning electron microscope (SEM)
2. Transmission electron microscope (TEM)

Question 11

What types of image does SEM and TEM produce?

Answer 11

SEM - Scanning Electron microscope - 3D image
TEM - Transmission Electron microscope - 2D image

Question 12

How does SEM and TEM scans the specimen.

Answer 12

‘S’EM scans the ‘S’urface.
‘T’EM scans ‘t’hrough specimen.

Question 13

Ribosome size and what microscope should be used to observe it?

Answer 13

0.02-0.03 micrometers

Question 14

Virus size and what microscope should be used to observe it?

Answer 14

0.02 - 0.8 micrometers, electron microscope

Question 15

Bacteria size and what microscope should be used to observe it?

Answer 15

0.5 - 3 micrometers, electron microscope

Question 16

Mitochondria size and what microscope should be used to observe it?

Answer 16

1-2 micrometers, light microscope, or electron microscope

Question 17

Plastid size and what microscope should be used to observe it?

Answer 17

4-6 micrometers, light, or electron microscope

Question 18

Nucleus size and what microscope should be used to observe it?

Answer 18

5-10 micrometers, light, or electron microscope

Question 19

Yeast cell size and what microscope should be used to observe it?

Answer 19

5-10 micrometers, light microscope

Question 20

Sperm cell size and what microscope should be used to observe it?

Answer 20

3-5 micrometers (head)
50-60 micrometers (flagellum)
Light microscope

Question 21

Erythrocytes cell size and what microscope should be used to observe it?

Answer 21

7-8 micrometers, light microscope

Question 22

Cheek cell size and what microscope should be used to observe it?

Answer 22

60 micrometers
Light microscope

Question 23

Ovum cell size and what microscope should be used to observe it?

Answer 23

100-150 micrometers, light microscope

Question 24

Amoeba cell size and what microscope should be used to observe it?

Answer 24

300 micrometers, light microscope

Question 25

Neuron cell size and what microscope should be used to observe it?

Answer 25

10-50 micrometers (soma) Up to 1 meter (axon) Light microscope

Question 26

Hypertonic

Answer 26

Higher solute concentration

Question 27

Higher solute concentration

Answer 27

Hypertonic

Question 28

Lower solute concentration

Answer 28

Hypotonic

Question 29

Hypotonic

Answer 29

Lower solute concentration

Question 30

Isotonic

Answer 30

Same solute concentration

Question 31

Same solute concentration

Answer 31

Isotonic