Unit 1 - Topic 1 - Laboratory Techniques for Biologists - Section E - Microscopy

Question 1

Uses of bright-field microscopy

Answer 1

Commonly used to observe whole organisms, parts of organisms, thin sections of dissected tissue or individual cells

Question 2

Explain fluorescence microscopy and its uses

Answer 2

Fluorescence microscopy uses specific fluorescent labels to bind to and visualise certain molecules or structures within cells or tissues