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When using microscopes, a more detailed image is said to have a higher _____________.
image
resolution
object
magnification
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What is the definition of magnification?
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Convert 3 mm to μm.
μm
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Convert 560 nm to μm.
μm
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Convert 23 mm to nm.
23,000 (2.3 x 104) nm
23,000,000 (2.3 x 107) nm
0.023 (2.3 x 10-2) nm
0.000023 (2.3 x 10-5) nm
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Elouise finds a woodlouse that is 8 mm long. When she views it under the microscope it appears 12 cm long.
What is the magnification?
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A scientist observed a skin cell using an electron microscope.
The size of the image was 25 mm, and the magnification was × 100,000.
Calculate the real size of the cell, giving your answer in nm.
nm
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A human egg cell is roughly 100 μm wide.
How large would it appear when viewed under a microscope at x 60 magnification?
(Give your answer in cm)
cm
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A biologist measures a plant cell in a micrograph as 25 mm in width. Knowing the cell's actual width is 50 µm, calculate the magnification of the image.
x 50
x 0.5
x 5,000
x 500
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