Question

Benefits of Microscopes

3. Consider the technology behind each type of
microscope. Why can light microscopes produce
images in their natural color, while scanning
electron and transmission electron microscopes
only produce grayscale images?

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

The light microscope is able to produce images in their natural color because photons of visible light are utilized as a light source and color is a function of light. Both transmission and scanning electron microscopes are not able to produce images in their natural colors because they utilize beams of electrons to image specimens. They produce grayscale images instead because the regions of the specimen where electrons pass through are usually white while other regions remain black.