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Microscopes

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Total cards: 6•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Give the advantages of a light microscope

Back (Answer)

ADVANTAGES: -easy to use -cheap / affordable • you can use live specimens • true to colour (but sometimes need staining NOTE: 🧠 In a light microscope: You can observe living specimens ✔ But when you add most stains, the specimen is usually dead ❌

#2
Front (Question)

Give the disadvantages of a light microscope

Back (Answer)

DISADVANTAGES: -Low resolution due to wavelength

#3
Front (Question)

Give the advantages of a SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope)

Back (Answer)

ADVANTGES: - much higher resolution than light microscope -high magnification -provides detailed images of surface structure • ‘3D’ image

#4
Front (Question)

Give the disadvantages of a SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope)

Back (Answer)

DISADVANTAGES: - expensive -require extensive training • black and white (false colour) -samples must be dead (vacuums /stains)

#5
Front (Question)

Give the advantages of a TEM (Transmission Electron Microscope)

Back (Answer)

ADVANTAGES: -much higher resolution than a light microscope -high magnification -provides detailed images of interior structure

#6
Front (Question)

Give the disadvantages of a TEM (Transmission Electron Microscope)

Back (Answer)

DISADVANTAGES: -expensive • extensive training is required -black and white -samples must be dead -‘2D’image