EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -With a few exceptions, individual cells cannot be seen with the naked eye, so scientists must instead use microscopes (micro-= “small”; -scope = “to look at”) to study them. A microscope is an instrument that magnifies objects otherwise too small to be seen, producing an image in which the object appears larger.

Detailed explanation-2: -A cell is the smallest unit of life. Most cells are so small that they cannot be viewed with the naked eye. Therefore, scientists must use microscopes to study cells. Electron microscopes provide higher magnification, higher resolution, and more detail than light microscopes.

Detailed explanation-3: -A light microscope, or optical microscope, has enough magnifying ability to make it usable for seeing cells. Optical microscopes use light reflected by mirrors to make it possible to examine cells that cannot be seen by the naked eye.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Compound Microscope Microscopes are optical instruments that permit us to view the microbial world. Lenses produce the magnified images that allow us to visualize the form and structure of these tiniest of living beings.