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The Microscopic World

The following images show small organisms under the microscope.

Daphnia magna, the freshwater flea is a small crustacean (scanning magnification)
Low magnification of Daphnia magna
Protozoan movement
Three types of protozoa
Protozoa. Top: Amoeba Center: Euglena Bottom: Paramecium

Scale

The following scale shows the relative sizes of organisms and the tools used to view them.

Images shows the scale of molecules and organisms
Credit: Jeremy Seto and derived from works by IgniX, Gringer, Jiver, Ninjatacoshell, Ali Zifan (CC-BY-SA)

You can learn more about scale and microscopy at https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cells/scale/

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