Microscopes and Microbiomes

What part of the microscope raises and lowers the stage in large, visible increments?

• the diaphragm

• the fine adjustment knob

• the course adjustment knob

• the stage clips

Which organelle contains the cell's DNA, and controls the activities of the cell?

• the mitochondria

• the nucleus

• the lysosome

• the Golgi apparatus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

True of False: EVERYTHING is comprised (made up of) cells.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

What part of the microscope raises and lowers the stage in small, barely visible increments?

• the diaphragm

• the fine adjustment knob

• the course adjustment knob

• the stage clips

Which cell organelle is the "processing plant of the cell," controlling which proteins go where?

• the mitochondria

• the nucleus

• the lysosome

• the Golgi apparatus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Cells and other microscopic organisms are measured in ______.

• micrometers

• nanometers

• millimeters

• centimeters

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Which part of the microscope do you look into when observing a specimen?

• the base

• the arm

• the stage

• the eyepiece

Which cell organelle is responsible for creating proteins that the cell needs?

• the vacuole

• the lysosome

• the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

• the Golgi apparatus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which is smaller: a water molecule, or a skin cell?

• a water molecule

• a skin cell

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which TWO parts of the microscope do you grab when transporting it (carrying it from one place to the other)?

• the arm

• the eyepiece

• the stage

• the base