Microscope Scale and Magnification Quiz

The small divisions of the stage micrometer scale are 0.1 ____________

A light microscope is used to observe two structures that are 200 ____________ apart.

The limit of resolution is about half the wavelength of the radiation used to view the specimen. The shorter the ____________, the better the resolution.

An electron microscope exposes a specimen to ____________ instead of light.

As electrons are absorbed by molecules of air, a near-vacuum has to be created within the chamber of an electron microscope. Electron pass through and around the specimen, giving some ____________.

The image from an electron microscope is ____________ with a magnification of x500,000.

The microscope in cell studies uses a beam of ______ to produce an image.

Most commonly used microscope for cell studies is the ______ microscope.

Iodine stained onion cells are used for studying ______ specimens.

Methylene blue stained cheek cells are commonly used for cell ______.

The microscope passes light through the specimen and magnifies the image using glass ______.

In cell studies, it is important to draw smooth continuous lines with a sharp ______.

Electron microscopes are expensive and mainly used in __________ labs.

All electron microscopes cannot see in color because there is only one wavelength which is ________.

Ribosomes are not visible using a light microscope because of the difference in ________ used.

Specimens in electron microscopes are coated in heavy ________ ions.

The image produced by an electron microscope is 3D with a magnification of x100,000 because electrons do not pass through the sample but ________ off.

False-color images in electron microscopes can be created through computer coloring of the standard black and white image, providing a way to see the sample in ________.