Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · The microscope in cell studies

The microscope in cell studies — practice question

A student was told to use the scale bar shown to work out the magnification of a cell in a photomicrograph. The scale bar shows $2\,\mu\text{m}$. Which method could the student use to calculate the magnification of the cell?

  • Adivide the diameter of the cell by the length of the scale bar, both measured in the same units of length
  • Bmeasure the diameter of the cell in millimetres, multiply by $2000$ and divide by the length of the scale bar measured in millimetres
  • Cmeasure the length of the scale bar in millimetres, convert to micrometres and divide by $2$
  • Dmeasure the length of the scale bar in millimetres, convert to micrometres and multiply by $2$

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