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GCSE Biology · key term
A photograph or other recorded image produced using a microscope.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Specification 4.1.1.5 · Paper 1
Revise: Microscopy TechniquesConsequently, an electron micrograph can reveal ribosomes and fine internal membrane structures that an ordinary light microscope cannot distinguish clearly.
Specification 1.3 · Paper 1, Paper 2
A photograph or digital image produced using a microscope.
Revise: Microscope TechnologyAny colours seen in an electron micrograph have been added afterwards to help distinguish features; they are called false colours.
Electron micrographs are naturally greyscale. Colours may be added afterwards, so colour alone is not evidence about the specimen.
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