Exam 3: Microscopy and Staining

The term "basic dyes" refers to the fact that these dyes

Which type of staining results in a clear object being viewed against a dark background

Three dimensional views of cells and other small objects could best be obtained using a

Transmission electron microscopes have a maximum magnification of

The technique that involves the evaporation of water from a frozen and fractured specimen is called

When light passes through an object,________ of the light has occurred.

In order to make use of light for a microscopic examination of an object the object must ________ or ________ light.

The best electron microscopes have a resolution of

When given a microorganism to identify,which of the following would be useful?

The counterstain in a spore stain is

During microscopic observation of a specimen,the amount of light that is allowed to pass through the specimen is controlled by the

Why do basic dyes attach to most bacterial surfaces?

The advent of the electron microscope allowed ________ to be viewed for the first time.