Light Microscope

• How does it work?

  Light focused using glass lenses

  Relies on light being able to pass through the specimen

  Regions that absorb light appear darker
• Advantages

  Easy to use

  Cheap to purchase

  Shows true colour

  Could use live specimens
• Disadvantages

  Sometimes require staining

  Low resolution (long wavelength) (0.2um)

  Low magnification (1250x max)

  Thin specimens- not representative of whole organism
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• LIGHT MICROSCOPE