Microscopes

When observing a specimen using the HIGH-powered objective (40x), what is the total magnification that the specimen is being observed?

• 400X

• 40X

• 100X

• 4000X

Which objective lens should you ALWAYS BEGIN your observation with?

• Red, Scanning power objective

• Yellow, Low power objective

• Blue, high power objective

The yellow, low-power objective lens (10x), has a total magnification of _____x?

CAREFUL, this is not asking you about the red, scanning power.

• 400x

• 10x

• 40x

• 100x

Which objective lense would allow you to view the most amount of cells?

• Scanning Power

• High Power

Which power allows you to see the most details for each cell?

• Scanning Power

• Low Power

• High Power

Which of the images is being viewed at high power?

• Image A

• Image B

• Image C

Which of the images is being viewed on SCANNING power (40x)?

• Image A

• Image B

• Image C

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Which of the images is being viewed on low power (100x)?

• Image A

• Image B

• Image C

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

A student located a specimen on scanning power but could not see it when moving to low power. What should the student do?

• Turn the lens to high-power

• Turn the Coarse (Big) Adjustment knob

• Take a break, it is probably their vision's fault.

All living things are made of at least one _.

• Atom

• Molecule

• Cell

• Mitochondria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1