A student cuts a section of potato tissue and places it on a microscope slide. The section contains several layers of cells. When viewed using a light microscope, the student cannot distinguish individual cells clearly.
Explain how the thickness of the section causes this problem.
282 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Biology 1.1 Cell structure, covering 1.1.1 Eukaryotes and prokaryotes, 1.1.2 Animal and plant cells, 1.1.3 Cell specialisation, 1.1.4 Cell differentiation, 1.1.5 Microscopy, and 1.1.6 Culturing microorganisms. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.