compound light microscopes: can generate microscopic view of live specimen, uses light as source of illumination in high magnification setting, an inexpensive microscope commonly used in classrooms, hospitals and research, able to generate basic image of bacteria cells , , may be able to generate blurry view of some viruses, stereo dissection microscopes: cannot view the cells of an organism, uses light as source of illumination in low magnification setting, a microscope commonly used in surgeries and dissections, cannot view bacteria cells, cannot detect viruses, , scanning/transmission electron microscopes: cannot view live specimen, images created by detecting reflected electrons, very expensive and highly technical to use, able to generate highly detailed image of bacteria cells, , can generate clear image of viruses,

14.4 - Microscopes

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