Why are Modern Light Microscopes Better Than the Ones Leeuwenhoek

Question

Why are modern light microscopes better than the ones Leeuwenhoek used?
A) Modern microscopes have a fivefold better resolution.
B) Modern microscopes are compound instead of simple.
C) Modern microscopes have lenses with smaller numerical apertures.
D) Modern lenses are made of prisms.
E) Modern microscopes are compound and have fivefold better resolution.

Accepted Answer

Modern microscopes are compound and have fivefold better resolution, which means they have more than one lens, allowing for better magnification and clarity of image. This improvement in resolution is significant compared to the simple microscope that Leeuwenhoek used. The other options, including the use of smaller numerical apertures and prisms, are not necessarily factors that make modern microscopes better than Leeuwenhoek's microscope.