Well Labelled Diagram Of Microscope ivyroses light microscope vs electron microscope phpSee the table at the bottom of this page for the advantages and disadvantages of light vs electron microscopes The following simple block diagram shows some of the basic similarities between light microscopes and electron microscopes in general by comparing the radiation pathways for a light microscope with a general electron microscope Well Labelled Diagram Of Microscope compound eye may consist of thousands of individual photoreceptor units or ommatidia ommatidium singular The image perceived is a combination of inputs from the numerous ommatidia individual eye units which are located on a convex surface thus pointing in slightly different directions biology The cell from Latin cella meaning small room is the basic structural functional and biological unit of all known living organisms A cell is the smallest unit of life Cells are often called the building blocks of life The stu...