IB Biology HL - Magnification & Cells (adapted from Stephen Taylor: thanks, buddy.

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T4 Bacteriophage (25,000 x).

What kind of image is this?

What is the diameter of the

head of this virus ?
( )

Why are viruses considered

non-living?

The scale bar on this engineered SEM image represents 1nm.

What is the
magnification of the
image?

What is the height of the

model toilet?

This image shows a leaf vein in cross section.

Are plant cells

prokaryotic or
eukaryotic?

What are three

differences
between plant and
animal cells?

What is the magnification of this image?

What is the diameter of one of the xylem cells?

Images from: http://www.zyvexlabs.com/EIPBNuG/2005MicroGraph.html ; http://www.mos.org/sln/SEM/leafvein.html ; http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-

online/library/webb/BOT201/BOT201/Algae/Bot201cyanobacteriacellTEM.gif ; http://www.microscopy.fsu.edu/micro/gallery/mitosis/earlyanaphase.jpg
 IB Biology HL - Magnification & Cells (adapted from Stephen Taylor: thanks, buddy.)
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TEM image shows a cell dividing.

What is the
magnification of this
image?

What is the maximum

length across this
dividing cell?

Is this an image of a prokaryote or eukaryote cell?

What clues in the image lead you to that conclusion?

This is a light microscope image of an onion cell in mitosis.

Which phase of mitosis

does this show?

This image has been

magnified 1000x. What is
the length of the cell?

Which cell organelle is shown in this image?

What is its function?

How does it maximize its surface area: volume ratio?

What is the magnification of the image?

What is the width of the organelle?

Images from: http://www.zyvexlabs.com/EIPBNuG/2005MicroGraph.html ; http://www.mos.org/sln/SEM/leafvein.html ; http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-

online/library/webb/BOT201/BOT201/Algae/Bot201cyanobacteriacellTEM.gif ; http://www.microscopy.fsu.edu/micro/gallery/mitosis/earlyanaphase.jpg