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ACTIVITY 2
THE MICROSCOPE

Generally, microscopes are classified into two types:

1. Optical/Light Microscope – a type of microscope that makes use of visible light and a
system of lenses to magnify an object

Name Definition Picture

Simple Microscope

Compound Microscope

Fluorescence Microscope

Phase Contrast Microscope

Inverted Microscope

Stereoscopic Microscope

Dark Field Microscope

2. Electron Microscope – makes use of electrons instead of visible light to illuminate an object.
It is useful in studying the detailed structures of the cell.

Name Definition Picture

Transmission Electron
Microscope (TEM)

Scanning Electron Microscope

(SEM)

3. Enumerate the proper steps in using a microscope