In the microscope activity, you viewed some of the same specimens under multiple microscopes. describe the differences in what you could see under each microscope. (essay question)

The microscope is used to see objects that are too small to be seen by the naked eye.
Light Microscopy  is the oldest, simplest and most widely-used form of microscopy. Specimens are illuminated with light and are 1000 times magnified.
Compound microscopes have a higher magnification and are used to view cells