Compare and contrast the structure and function of a compound light microscope and a dissecting microscope. Be sure to discuss when each would be more useful than the other.

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$\Huge\bf \color{black}{Welcome~to~OpenStudy!!}\hspace{-310pt}\color{black}{Welcome~to~OpenStudy!!}\hspace{-307.1pt}\color{#ff7100}{Welcome~to~\color{#00B4ff}{Open}}\color{#7cc517}{Study!!}$ Compound light microscopes can reach a much higher magnification than dissecting microscopes. Also they are used for different purposes. You can find some more differences in this article: http://www.ehow.com/about_5576645_difference-between-compound-dissecting-microscopes.html