★ Must-know
📌 Magnification is the ratio of an image’s size to an object’s real size, whereas resolution is image clarity or the minimum distance at which two points remain distinguishable.
📌 Scanning electron microscopes image specimen surfaces with a three-dimensional appearance, whereas transmission electron microscopes pass electrons through specimens to study internal structure.
Further detail
1. An image is enlarged, but two nearby points still appear as one. Which interpretation best distinguishes magnification from resolution?
2. What happens to chromatin as a cell forms discrete chromosomes?
3. Which set of structures belongs to the endomembrane system, linked through membrane continuity or vesicle transfer?
What is the simplest collection of matter that can live?
A cell.
From what do all cells descend?
Earlier cells.
What is the ratio of an image’s size to an object’s real size called?
Magnification.
What does resolution describe in microscopy?
Image clarity or the minimum distance at which two points remain distinguishable.
What kind of light do light microscopes use?
Visible light.
How do scanning electron microscopes depict specimen surfaces?
With a three-dimensional appearance.
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