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When would you use a dry mount to view a specimen under a microscope?
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∙ 11y ago
A dry mount specimen is a simple sample where the specimen is just placed on the slide without any solutions. This usually works best for items like hair, dust, and feathers. It may or may not need a cover slip placed over it.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 12y agoit is often harder got get inside and more painful for the recieving party. however, dry mounting allows you to avoid the warm up phase. for this reason dry mounting is used when the two subjects are low on time or in an awkward place i.e public (see voyeurism)
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∙ 11y agowhen you would want to see a non living organism than you use dry mount and when you want to see a living organism you use a wet mount
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Is what you look at under a microscope called a specimen?
Yes - but a specimen can be something that is not observed under a microscope as well. For example, if you ever went on a walk in the country, picked a wildflower that grew there, and brought it home, you would have a specimen of a native plant that grew in the area where you found it.
Why would an oak leaf not make a good specimen for a wet mount?
An oak leaf would not make a good specimen for a wet mount because it contains a lot of water. The leaf is best observed under a dry mount.
A microscope that uses electrons to examine a specimen is called a what?
That would be an electron microscope.
Sara would like to film the movement of chromosomes during cell division Her best choice for a microscope would be a?
light microscope, because the specimen is alive
Why do specimens need dehydration to be viewed under a light microscope?
If they were not dried well then any water on the specimen could refract or reflect the light coming at it...and so distorted images would be the result.
How big would the specimen look?
the specimen is the objective the microscope and a parts of microscope
Is what you look under a microscope is a specimen?
Yes - but a specimen can be something that is not observed under a microscope as well. For example, if you ever went on a walk in the country, picked a wildflower that grew there, and brought it home, you would have a specimen of a native plant that grew in the area where you found it.
Is what you look at under a microscope called a specimen?
Yes - but a specimen can be something that is not observed under a microscope as well. For example, if you ever went on a walk in the country, picked a wildflower that grew there, and brought it home, you would have a specimen of a native plant that grew in the area where you found it.
What would cause an image to appear blurred under a microscope?
The primary lens is to close to the specimen
Why would an oak leaf not make a good specimen for a wet mount?
An oak leaf would not make a good specimen for a wet mount because it contains a lot of water. The leaf is best observed under a dry mount.
A microscope that uses electrons to examine a specimen is called a what?
That would be an electron microscope.
A microscope that uses a beam of electrons to examine a specimen is called a?
So far as I know, this would be called an electron microscope.
Sara would like to film the movement of chromosomes during cell division Her best choice for a microscope would be a?
light microscope, because the specimen is alive
What are the differences and similarities between light TEM and SEM microscopes?
a TEM microscope privides an detailed image of the inside of a specimen a SEM microscope provides a 3D image of a specimen take for exampel a sperm in a TEM microscope you would see the inner stucture of the sperm in a SEM microscope you would se in detail the exact form shape of the sperm
Why is kohler illumination important?
Kohler Illumination is extremely important when observing a specimen under a microscope. Without Kohler Illumination, it would be nearly impossible to achieve a high-quality image of the specimen, and therefore scientists would be unable to study and observe a multitude of living things in a beneficial way.
Why do specimens need dehydration to be viewed under a light microscope?
If they were not dried well then any water on the specimen could refract or reflect the light coming at it...and so distorted images would be the result.
What microscope would be used to study a specimen smaller than 0.2 micrometers?
The maximum magnification of a light microscope is 2000x. Anything requiring more than 2000x magnification requires an electron microscope.
