GCSE Biology Revision "Microscopy"

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In this video, we look at microscopes. First we explain the advantages of an electron microscope over a light microscope and then we learn how to carry out calculations based on magnification.

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Light microscope By Kitmondo Marketplace - Olympus BH-2 BHT Trinocular Laboratory Microscope, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

"Leewanhoek microscope" By Jeroen Rouwkema, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

"Electron microscope" By Cjp24 - Own work, GFDL, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Fibroblast By SubtleGuest - slika uzeta sa engl. vikipedije [1], CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Nucleus Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Ruler By Luigi Chiesa - Photo taken by Luigi Chiesa, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...