Compare the advantages and disadvantages of light and electron microscopes.

Electron microscopes have higher magnification and higher resolution than light microscopes. Scanning electron microscopes can be used to examine the surface of cells and structuresLight microscopes can be used to examine living cells, electron microscopes cannot.

TD

Related Biology GCSE answers

All answers ▸

Describe three ways in which the body maintains its temperature in different climates


What are some of the major differences between viruses and bacteria?


Explain the lock and key hypothesis of chemical reactions.


How are living organisms involved in the cycling of carbon?