C. Resolution

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 ¨Ability to tell two points apart.

¨A measure of the amount of detail in an image.

¨An electron microscope has a higher resolution than a light microscope.

Model of an animal cell under the light microscope

View of cheek cells (squamous epithelial cells of human mouth) under the light microscope (400x) magnification

Model of an animal cell under the electron microscope