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This document contains a worksheet on units of measurement and microscopy. It includes exercises on converting between nanometers, micrometers and millimeters. It also defines magnification and resolution in microscopy and includes problems calculating total magnification, cell magnification from images, and actual sizes of cell structures from electron microscope diagrams.

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Magnification

This document contains a worksheet on units of measurement and microscopy. It includes exercises on converting between nanometers, micrometers and millimeters. It also defines magnification and resolution in microscopy and includes problems calculating total magnification, cell magnification from images, and actual sizes of cell structures from electron microscope diagrams.

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Introductory Biology 0FHH0022 Lesson 1 worksheet 2

Units of measurement
1) Complete the diagram below to show: names of the units of measurement, unit
symbols, mathematical operations for converting between units.

2) Complete the table below to show the corresponding value nanometres, micrometres
and millimetres for the measurements given in each row. The first row has been
completed for you. Ensure that your answers use the correct unit symbols.

Nanometre Micrometre Millimetre


5 0.005 0.000005
1
1
1
3
7
0.5

3) When studying cells structure using a microscope the smallest unit of measurement
commonly used to describe findings is the nanometre. Explain why.

 A Harwood 2014
Magnification and Resolution
1) Define the following terms:

Magnification:

Resolution:

Calculating total Magnification of a compound light microscope

Eyepiece Objective Overall


Magnificati Magnificati Magnificati
on on on
X10 X4
X10 X10
X10 X40
X10 X100

Calculating Cell Magnification from images


The diagram below is a drawing of an organelle from a ciliated cell as seen with an
electron microscope.

A B

× 20 000

Calculate the actual length of the organelle as shown by the line AB in the
diagram. Express your answer to the nearest micrometer (m).

Show your working.

Answer = ........................................... m

The diagram below is a drawing of an alveolus together with an associated blood


capillary.

blood
capillary
alveolus lined w ith
squam ous epithelium

cell X

The line AB in the diagram represents an actual distance of 1.5 µm.

Calculate the magnification of the drawing. Show your working.

Answer = × .................................................
The diagram below shows the general structure of an animal cell as seen under an electron
microscope.

_________
5m

1) Calculate the magnification factor of the diagram

2) Calculate the actual length of structure G

3) Calculate the diameter of the nucleolus (structure B)

4) Calculate the diameter of the nucleus

5) Calculate the diameter of the cell at its widest point


The diagram below shows the general structure of a plant cell when viewed under
and electron microscope.

___________
40m
1) Calculate the magnification factor of the diagram

2) Calculate the thickness of the cellulose cell wall.

3) Calculate the length of the cell.

4) Calculate the length of structure C.

5) Calculate the length of the vacuole.


Calculate the actual length of structure C.

Show your working and give your answer in micrometres (μm).

Answer = ………………………………………………………….. μm

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