Microscopy Techniques Quiz

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Which microscopy involves the interaction of a scanning probe with the surface of the object of interest?

  • Electron microscopy
  • X-ray microscopy
  • Scanning probe microscopy (correct)
  • Confocal laser scanning microscopy

Which microscopy is three-dimensional and non-destructive, allowing for repeated imaging of the same sample for in situ or 4D studies?

  • Electron microscopy
  • Scanning probe microscopy
  • Optical microscopy
  • X-ray microscopy (correct)

What are the three well-known branches of microscopy?

  • Optical, electron, and scanning probe microscopy (correct)
  • Optical, transmission electron, and scanning electron microscopy
  • Electron, X-ray, and confocal laser microscopy
  • Optical, X-ray, and scanning probe microscopy

In which microscopy process is a fine beam scanned over the sample to create an image?

<p>Confocal laser scanning microscopy (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the development of microscopy revolutionize and give rise to?

<p>Biology and the field of histology (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of microscopy?

<p>To view objects and areas that cannot be seen with the naked eye (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which microscopy process involves the diffraction, reflection, or refraction of electromagnetic radiation or electron beams interacting with the specimen?

<p>Optical microscopy (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes scanning probe microscopy from optical and electron microscopy?

<p>It involves the interaction of a scanning probe with the surface of the object of interest (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which microscopy technique allows for repeated imaging of the same sample for in situ or 4D studies?

<p>X-ray microscopy (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What field was given rise to by the development of microscopy?

<p>Histology (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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