Final answer:
In microscopy, a partial section can represent a specimen in a high-power view, provided a detailed preliminary drawing exists or if drawing representatives of bacteria.
Step-by-step explanation:
If there are a lot of cells in the high-power view of the specimen, you can draw a partial section of the specimen as a representative of the entire specimen.
Do this only if you also have a detailed preliminary drawing depicting the region of the specimen being drawn or you are drawing a few representatives of many individual organisms on the same slide.
While studying cells under a light microscope, scientists often start with a low magnification and increase it to see individual cells.
If the high-power view reveals too many cells to draw each one, a partial, representative drawing is acceptable as long as the context of the study is maintained by a preliminary detailed drawing or if multiple representatives of bacteria are collectively observed.
This method is particularly useful in cell studies such as examining the stages of cell division or studying bacterial morphology.