Microscopy Flashcards
(16 cards)
If you place a human hair on a microscope slide, and look at it under a microscope, is the hair itself considered the object or the image?
Object
If you look at cheek cells under a microscope, are the shapes that you see when looking down the microscope the object or the image?
Image
A microscope is designed to _______ small objects so that they appear larger.
Magnify
When using microscopes, a more detailed image is said to have a higher _____________.
Resolution
What is the definition of magnification?
How many times larger the image is than the object
What is the pathway of light through a microscope?
Light source ➔ stage ➔ microscope slide ➔ object ➔ objective lens ➔ body tube ➔ eyepiece lens ➔ eye
Which type of microscope is cheaper to buy?
Light microscope
Electron microscope
Light microscope
Which type of microscope is easier to use?
Light microscope
Which type of microscope has better resolution (can be used to see smaller details)?
Electron microscope
Which type of microscope should be used to study sub-cellular structures (organelles)?
Electron microscope
Roughly how large is a bacterial cell?
1 μm across
Which is larger, a virus particle or plant cell?
Plant cell
What is the smallest size the human eye can see?
The width of a human hair
Which type of microscope allows us to see smaller objects?
Electron microscope
How many mm are there in 1 cm?
10
How would you rearrange the magnification equation to find image size?
Image size = object size x magnification
