A team of researchers is studying the external structures on the dorsal (back) surface of a spider mite. The spider mite seems to be the habitat of an even smaller mite, which is approximately 0.05mm. While they can see the dorsal surface of the spider mite with their naked eye, they cannot see the mite clearly. The researchers are writing a grant to provide support for a microscope to use to study these new mites. They need to purchase a microscope with a high magnification to observe the new mites on their habitat. Based on the information given, what type of microscope would you suggest?
A. transmission electron microscopeB. scanning electron microscopeC. dissecting microscopeD. binocular compound light microscope

The most appropriate microscope for this research is the binocular composite light microscope, because these types of microscope work by capturing light in a tiny, well-lit area without the need for a large lens. The lens of a microscope is small and spherical, so the image of the object is focused a short distance from the microscope tube. The image is then magnified by a second lens that brings it into the viewer's field of view. Making it possible to view bodies as small as the research mite.