[BOW] Same Object, Different Microscopes

Grasshopper scanned under compound light microscope.







Grasshopper scanned under  electron microscope.

Neuron cell scanned under compound light microscope.













Neuron cell scanned under  electron microscope.













E. coli scanned with compound light microscope.

 E coli scanned through  electron microscope.

Red blood cells scanned with compound light microscope.

Red blood cells scanned through electron microscope.

Plant cells scanned through compound light microscope.

Plant cell scanned through electron microscope.







Pros and Cons of...
Compound light microscope: 
Pros--easy to use, inexpensive
con-- limited magnification
Electron microscope:
pros-- better magnification and resolution, can view organelles
con-- cells have to be dead in order to view, more expensive than compound light microscope


http://www.ehow.com/info_7852716_pros-cons-light-microscope.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron_microscope
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