Microscope Types

Which microscope took a 3D image of this fly's head?

• Compound Light
• Transmission Electron
• Dissecting
• Scanning Electron

Which type of microscope would you use to see the outside of a paramecium at 1000X magnification?

• Compound Light
• Scanning Electron 
• Dissecting
• Transmission Electron

Which microscope would you use to see the outside of a bee with a magnification under 100X. 

• Compound Light
• Scanning Electron
• Dissecting
• Transmission Electron

Which electron microscope provides details of a cell's internal structures?

• Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
• Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)
• Light Microscope
• Dissecting Microscope

Which microscope would you use to see a bed bug in 3D, with a magnification of about 500,000X?

• Compound Light
• Scanning Electron
• Dissecting
• Transmission Electron

This image shows the detailed structure of the tiny mitochondria organelle.  Which microscope most likely took this image?

• Compound Light
• Scanning Electron
• Dissecting
• Transmission Electron

What kind of microscope (seen here) is common in classrooms, uses light to shine through a sample, with a maximum magnification of about 1000 to 1500x?

• Dissecting microscope

• Compound light microscope

• Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

• Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)

Which of these is a stereomicroscope (dissecting microscope)?

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A honeybee's wing is made of complex geometric patterns. Which type of microscope would a student use to view the wing patterns on the exterior of a living honeybee?

• compound light microscope

• dissecting microscope

• scanning electron microscope

• transmission electron microscope

Answer explanation

For living organisms larger than a cell, a dissecting microscope can be used to view the exterior without harming the species.

Students use a compound microscope to view unicellular organisms collected from pond water. Which statement describes why using a light microscope is better to view the structures of these organisms than a dissecting microscopes?

• Compound light microscopes use visible light

• Compound light microscopes have higher magnification

• Compound light microscopes allow living things to be viewed

• Compound light microscopes use electron beams to generate images

Answer explanation

Both compound light microscopes and dissecting microscopes use light and can be used for living organism. Compound light microscopes are better for viewing unicellular (single-celled) organism because they have a higher magnification.