The Microscope

Which part of the microscope do you look through?

• The Diaphragm

• Eyepiece lens

• Objective lens

Which part of the microscope is used to move the stage up and down?

• Course Adjustment Knob

• Fine Adjustment Knob

• Stage Clips

What is the name of the object that you observe with a microscope?

• Sample

• Species

• Specimen

Which part of the microscope can be adjusted to control the amount of light reaching the specimen?

• Arm

• Diaphragm

• Objective Lens

A light microscope has three objective lenses: x4, x10, and x40. Which objective lens should be used first when viewing an object?

• x4

• x10

• x40

If an eyepiece has x10 magnification, and the objective lens has x30 magnification, what is the total magnification?

• x3

• x30

• x300

• x3000