Microscopy

• What are microscopes used for?

  Looking at things we can't see with the naked eye
• What are the two microscopes?

  Light and electron
• Why is an electron microscope better than a light microscope?

  It has a higher magnification and resolution
• What do electron microscopes let us see?

  Mitochondria, chloroplasts, ribosomes and plasmids
• What is the magnification equation?

  Magnification = image size/actual size