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What are light microscopes?
Microscopes that use
visible
light to
magnify
and
observe small
objects or
organisms.
What are electron microscopes?
Microscopes that use a
beam
of
electrons
to
magnify
and
visualize
objects at a very
high resolution.
List some advantages of a light microscope.
-cheap
-view
living
organisms
-can be
used almost anywhere
List a disadvantage of a light microscope.
low resolution.
Describe the features of an electron microscope.
high resolution
,
expensive
,
big
in
size
, cannot
view living things.