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- john wants to observe the abdomen of an insect before releasing it back into the wild. which of the following microscopes would you suggest that john should use?
tem
sem
compound
dissecting
TEM (Transmission Electron Microscope) and SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) are used for very small - scale structures at the cellular and molecular level and require the sample to be prepared in a specific way, often resulting in the destruction of the sample. A compound microscope is used for thin, transparent specimens. A dissecting microscope is used for observing the surface of larger, opaque specimens like the abdomen of an insect without damaging it, allowing for its release back into the wild.
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