AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy · 8464
Specification 4.1.1.2, 4.1.1.5 · Paper 1
A microscope that uses visible light and lenses to produce an enlarged image of a specimen.
Revise: Cell microscopy and estimating sub-cellular sizeA light microscope uses light and lenses to enlarge a specimen. It allows you to observe the arrangement of cells and identify some of their sub-cellular structures: the smaller structures within each cell. In this required practical, you observe a selection of plant and animal cells, draw and label them, and include a magnification scale.
- Revise: Microscopy