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Which type of microscopy is typically used to study the structure of ribosomes?
Which type of microscopy is typically used to study the structure of ribosomes?
- Electron Microscopy (correct)
- Super-resolution microscopy
- Phase-contrast Microscopy
- Light Microscopy
What biological structure corresponds to a size of 100 μm?
What biological structure corresponds to a size of 100 μm?
- Mitochondrion
- Atoms
- Smallest bacteria
- Most plant and animal cells (correct)
Which microscopy technique is most likely used for visualizing small molecules, sized around 1 nm?
Which microscopy technique is most likely used for visualizing small molecules, sized around 1 nm?
- Confocal Microscopy
- Fluorescence Microscopy
- Light Microscopy
- Super-resolution microscopy (correct)
What is the size range for the smallest bacteria and viruses as indicated in the scale?
What is the size range for the smallest bacteria and viruses as indicated in the scale?
As you move down the scale for microscopy types, what does the resolution capability do?
As you move down the scale for microscopy types, what does the resolution capability do?
What size range corresponds to the smallest bacteria and viruses?
What size range corresponds to the smallest bacteria and viruses?
Which microscopy type is most likely used for visualizing atoms?
Which microscopy type is most likely used for visualizing atoms?
Which biological structure would likely require a resolution of around 10 nm?
Which biological structure would likely require a resolution of around 10 nm?
As the scale for microscopy types progresses, what change is observed in the resolution requirements?
As the scale for microscopy types progresses, what change is observed in the resolution requirements?
Which structure is unlikely to be visualized with light microscopy due to its small size?
Which structure is unlikely to be visualized with light microscopy due to its small size?
What is the typical size of most plant and animal cells?
What is the typical size of most plant and animal cells?
Which microscopy technique is likely used to visualize structures as small as 0.1 nm?
Which microscopy technique is likely used to visualize structures as small as 0.1 nm?
Flashcards
Microscopy Resolution
Microscopy Resolution
The smallest unit of biological structure that can be observed using a particular microscopy technique.
Resolution
Resolution
The ability to distinguish between two closely spaced objects as separate entities.
Light Microscopy
Light Microscopy
A type of microscopy that uses visible light to illuminate specimens, allowing for the visualization of cells and their internal structures.
Electron Microscopy
Electron Microscopy
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Super-resolution microscopy
Super-resolution microscopy
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Resolution Limit
Resolution Limit
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Relationship: Structure Size and Microscopy Resolution
Relationship: Structure Size and Microscopy Resolution
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Study Notes
Size Scale of Biological Structures
- Various biological structures have different sizes, ranging from atoms to large cells and tissues.
- The image presents a scale from 100 μm down to 0.1 nm.
- 100 μm represents the typical size of most plant and animal cells.
- 10 μm represents the size of typical cell structures like the nucleus and the typical size of many bacteria
- 1 μm represents the size of mitochondria.
- 100 nm represents the size of the smallest bacteria and viruses.
- 10 nm represents the size of proteins and lipids
- 1 nm represents the size of small molecules.
- 0.1 nm represents the size of atoms.
- The image also shows the resolution limits of different types of microscopy.
- Light microscopy (L) can resolve structures down to 1 μm.
- Electron microscopy (EM), in particular super-resolution microscopy, can resolve structures significantly smaller than 1 μm.
- The image displays the different types of structures at various sizes.
- Different types of microorganisms such as bacteria are also present at various levels, from bacteria with 10 µm average size to smallest bacteria measured in 100 nm range.
- The illustration also displays cellular structures, such as mitochondria.
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