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Why are such a limited number of organelles observed when viewing the plant and animal cells under the microscope?

Most organelles are very small and require a magnification greater than the x1500 available using a light microscope. An electron microscope is required for greater magnification and resolution. Therefore a small area of the slide is avalible.


When changing magnification from the specimen disappear?

When changing magnification, the specimen may disappear from view due to the limited field of view at higher magnifications or improper focusing. If the specimen is not centered in the field before increasing magnification, it might fall outside the visible area. Additionally, if the microscope is not properly focused, the specimen may not be clear or may seem to vanish entirely. Adjusting the focus and centering the specimen can help resolve this issue.


What can you see through the light microscope?

Plant cells, animal cells and bacteria can be visualized through the light microscope. Although some of these samples may require staining in order for the observer to see them, the magnification offered by the light microscope is sufficient to look at the morphological structures of the types of cells mentioned above


What are the Kinds of microscopes and their uses?

There there are many. Simple microscope, compound microscope, light microscope, scanning electron microscope, TEMicroscope, Dissection microscope, etc and most of them are used to see small cells that cannot be seen by the naked eye.


How is compound light microscopes different than an electron microscope?

A compound microscope uses several lenses. Pressumably it is designed to work with visible light. An electron microscope uses electrons instead of light; since electrons (typically at about a million volt) have a much shorter wavelength than light, they have a much better resolution.

Related Questions

True or false the total magnificatin capability of a light microscope is only limited by the magnifying power of the lens system?

False. The total magnification capability of a light microscope is limited by the numerical aperture of the lens system, which determines the resolution of the microscope. Other factors such as lens aberrations, optical quality, and depth of field also play a role in determining the total magnification capability.


What was the magnification range of the Leeuwenhoek microscope?

The magnification range of the Leeuwenhoek microscope was around 50x to 300x. It was limited by the curvature of the glass lenses and the small size of the microscope.


Pros and cons of using compound microscope?

it has light limited magnification


The magnification of a light microscope is limited to 1000X by the resolving power of the instrument.?

True!


Why the magnification power of an optical microscope is limited to about 1500X?

The magnification power of an optical microscope is limited by the wavelength of light used for imaging. Beyond a certain magnification level, the optical resolution becomes limited by the diffraction of light. This diffraction limit sets a maximum resolution that prevents higher magnifications from providing useful information.


How does an electron microscope resolution compare with a light microscope?

An electron microscope has much higher resolution than a light microscope. Electron microscopes use a beam of electrons instead of photons allowing for much higher magnification and resolution, enabling the visualization of smaller details.


Is the TEM one of the types of a compound microscope?

No, the TEM is a transmission electron microsope which passes a beam of electron particles through an ultra thin specimen in a vacuum producing high magnification. A compound microscope uses ordinary light passed through a series of convex glass lenses with limited magnification.


What are the advantage and disadvatges of a light microscope?

The advantages and disadvantages of the light microscope relate to light, magnification and resolution. Light microscopes magnify visible light--an obvious advantage, since this is what our eyes can see. Magnification (how large an object appears) and resolution (the clarity of details) are both limited when using light microscopes.


What limits the useful magnification of a compound microscope?

Several things do: 1) what magnification the ocular is (usually 10x) and the highest magnification of the objectives (usually 100x), giving you a total mag of 1000x 2) resolution, which in turn is affected by numerical aperture


What is the maximum magnification of confocal microscope?

The maximum magnification of a confocal microscope typically ranges from 100x to 1000x, depending on the objective lens used. However, the effective resolution and detail achievable often depend more on the optical configuration and the quality of the lenses rather than just magnification alone. Advanced techniques and specific setups may allow for even higher effective resolutions, but standard confocal systems are generally limited to these magnification ranges.


What is the fundamental difference between a compound microscope and the simple microscope that van Leeuwenhoek used in the 1600s to describe living cells?

it has less light source!


Why are such a limited number of organelles observed when viewing the plant and animal cells under the microscope?

Most organelles are very small and require a magnification greater than the x1500 available using a light microscope. An electron microscope is required for greater magnification and resolution. Therefore a small area of the slide is avalible.