Technologies to Study Cell Structure (HSC SSCE Biology): Flashcards
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Compound microscope structure
Compound microscope structure
Two convex lenses at opposite ends of barrel
Scientist who named cells (1660s)
Scientist who named cells (1660s)
Robert Hooke
Light microscope: max magnification
Light microscope: max magnification
Up to
Light microscope: resolution
Light microscope: resolution
What magnification measures
What magnification measures
How much larger image appears vs actual object
What resolution measures
What resolution measures
Ability to distinguish two separate objects
Electron microscope uses
Electron microscope uses
Electron beam & electromagnets (not light & lenses)
TEM: image type & resolution
TEM: image type & resolution
2D images, resolution
SEM: image type
SEM: image type
3D surface images
Living specimens in electron microscopes
Living specimens in electron microscopes
No - vacuum required
