Microscopy Flashcards
1
Q
Magnification
A
How much bigger the image is than the specimen
image size/object size
2
Q
Resolution
A
How detailed the image is
3
Q
light microscopes(3)
A
used to look at tissue and whole cells
magnification is x1500
lower resolution(detailed) than electron microscopes
4
Q
electron microscopes
A
higher resolutions
TEM: 2D images
magnification= x 1 000 000
resolution= 0.0002
SEM: 3D images
magnification=x 500 000
resolution= 0.002
