A High Powered Microscope That Allows Investigators to Examine the Detailed

question 68

Multiple Choice

A high powered microscope that allows investigators to examine the detailed surfaces of cells is called a ___________.

• A)scanning electron microscope
• B)transmission electron microscope
• C)fluorescence microscope
• D)scanning tunneling microscope
• E)confocal laser scanning microscope

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Definitions:

Photosynthetic

Refers to organisms that can produce their own food by converting light energy into chemical energy through the process of photosynthesis.

9 + 2 Arrangement

The structural organization of microtubules in a eukaryotic flagellum or cilium, consisting of nine doublets surrounding two singlets.

Apicomplexans

A group of parasitic protists that lack structures for locomotion and that produce sporozoites as infective agents; malaria is caused by an apicomplexan.

Sporozoites

Motile infective forms of parasitic protozoa that can enter host cells; they are often associated with the life cycle of malaria-causing Plasmodium.