Compare and contrast a compound light microscope and a transmission electron microscope. Be sure to discuss the structure and operation of each, as well as the function and usefulness of each when examining specimens.

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anonymous · Answer

light microscope's use light to zoom in on a species but transmission electron microscopes use electrons. For a light microscope the specimen being examined can be alive but for the transmission electron microscope it has to be dead. the light microscope has a very low resolution compared to the transmission electron microscope...

anonymous · Answer

for a light microscope, the specimen has to be transparent/translucent.