Functional response The relationship between the density of prey and an individual predator’s rate of food consumption

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Resolution is improved by using shorter wavelengths of light (decreasing the value of λ) or by gathering more light (increasing either N or α).

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The limit of resolution of a light microscope using visible light is about 0.2 μm (200 nm).

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Phase contrast and Differential interference microscopy are used to image live cells and unstained tissues.

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Phase-contrast microscopy generates image in which degree of darkness or brightness of a region of specimen depends on the refractive index of that region.

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Unobstructed direct light passes through a region of the phase plate that both transmits only a small percentage of the light and changes its phase slightly

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Phase-contrast microscopy is suitable for observing single cells or thin cell layers.