Multiple Choice
Why is it easier to locate your specimen using a lower power objective on a microscope?
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5. Cell Components
Microscopes
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What type of microscope bends light and uses multiple lenses to magnify a cell?
A
Electron microscope
B
Compound light microscope
C
Scanning tunneling microscope
D
Confocal microscope
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Understand the basic types of microscopes: Electron microscopes use beams of electrons for imaging, while light microscopes use visible light.
Identify the key feature of a compound light microscope: it uses multiple lenses to magnify the image of a specimen.
Recognize that a compound light microscope bends light through its lenses to achieve magnification.
Differentiate between the options: Electron microscopes do not use light, scanning tunneling microscopes are used for surface imaging at the atomic level, and confocal microscopes use laser light for enhanced resolution.
Conclude that the compound light microscope is the correct type that bends light and uses multiple lenses to magnify cells.
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