Light Microscopy Techniques Quiz
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What technique allows researchers to transfect cells with labeled proteins for visualization?

  • Phase contrast
  • Immunostaining
  • Confocal microscopy
  • Transfecting with labeled protein (correct)
  • In what way does confocal microscopy differ from traditional optical microscopes?

  • Confocal microscopy can only produce 2D images
  • Confocal microscopy cannot visualize fluorescent proteins
  • Confocal microscopy has a lower magnification power
  • Confocal microscopy produces optical sections by excluding out-of-focus light (correct)
  • What is the main advantage of using immunofluorescence in microscopy?

  • Lower cost of reagents
  • Higher magnification capability
  • Enhanced structural resolution
  • Visualizing multiple proteins simultaneously (correct)
  • Which technique is best suited for observing neural circuits in the brain using a rainbow of colors?

    <p>Live multispectral imaging</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do the green mice and red fluorescence in cancers represent in the context of fluorescence microscopy?

    <p>Angiogenesis in brain tumor blood vessels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which imaging technique is most useful for observing complex three-dimensional objects?

    <p>Confocal microscopy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of using fluorescent proteins like GFP in live organisms during imaging?

    <p>To visualize specific proteins or structures in living samples</p> Signup and view all the answers

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    <p>Five</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many animals were mentioned to be using an imaging method?

    <p>Five</p> Signup and view all the answers

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