The reason that better resolution cannot be achieved with the compound light microscopes used in the lab (i.e., the limiting factor of the compound light microscope) is the:

A) “high-tech” capabilities of the company that we purchased them from.
B) manner in which the objective lenses were ground.
C) fact that the eyepiece (ocular) magnification is only ×10.
D) wavelength of visible light.


D) wavelength of visible light.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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b. conflicting sensory information. c. a stroke. d. loose particles in the semicircular canals. e. All of these choices.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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