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What is the flat platform where you place the slide on a microscope?

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Stage

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How should you carry a microscope when moving it?

Back

One hand on the arm and the other hand under the base.

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What is the function of the Course Adjustment Knob on a microscope?

Back

It is used to make large adjustments to the focus of the microscope.

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Which objective lens should you start with when looking at a specimen on a slide?

Back

Low objective lens (4x).

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What is the purpose of the revolving nosepiece on a microscope?

Back

It holds the objective lenses and allows the user to switch between them.

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What is the function of the Fine Adjustment Knob on a microscope?

Back

It is used to make small adjustments to the focus of the microscope.

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What is the light source in a microscope used for?

Back

It illuminates the specimen being observed.

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What is the eyepiece of a microscope?

Back

It is the lens you look through to see the specimen.

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What is the diaphragm on a microscope?

Back

It controls the amount of light that reaches the specimen.

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What is the purpose of the objective lenses on a microscope?

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They magnify the specimen for observation.