SEM and TEM

The kind of magnifying tool that could be used to observe the surface of a red blood cell is a

• scanning electron microscope

• compound light microscope

• magnifying glass

• transmission electron microscope

The kind of magnifying tool that could be used to observe the internal parts of a cell is a

• scanning electron microscope

• compound light microscope

• magnifying glass

• transmission electron microscope

The kind of magnifying tool that could be used to observe the stages of mitosis in an onion cell is a

• scanning electron microscope

• compound light microscope

• magnifying glass

• transmission electron microscope

The ability of a microscope to distinguish two objects as being separate.

• adjustment

• resolution

• magnification

• adjustment and resolution

A microscope that uses magnets to focus electrons that are transmitted through thinly sliced specimens of nonliving materials.

• compound light microscope

• dissecting microscope

• scanning electron microscope

• transmission electron microscope

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A microscope that bounces electrons off the surface of the specimen to produce a three-dimensional image.

• compound light microscope

• dissecting microscope

• scanning electron microscope

• transmission electron microscope

The ability of the microscope to show details clearly is

• fine adjusting

• magnification

• resolution

• synergy

The major limitation of the light microscope is that at magnifications greater than _____ the microscope is unable to resolve the image.

• 4X to 10X

• 100X

• 40X

• 2000X

Refers to the degree of magnification of a lens

• control

• coarse adjustment

• objective

• power

Small plate on which specimens are viewed

• film

• objective

• stage

• coverslip

• slide