Mrs. Sloane's Tools of the Biologist Vocabulary

What is the hole in the middle of the microscope's stage that allows light to go through the specimen?

• Aperature

• Arm

• Base

• Body Tube

What holds the upper portion of the microscope?

• Arm

• Base

• Body Tube

• Chromotography

What holds the microscope up?

• Arm

• Base

• Body Tube

• Chromotography

What holds the eyepiece up above the microscope?

• Arm

• Base

• Body Tube

• Chromotography

What technique separates substances based on their pigment (color)?

• Classification

• Cloning

• Coarse Adjustment Knob

• Compound Light Microscope

What is the larger of two sets of knobs found on a microscope used for?

• Classification

• Cloning

• Coarse Adjustment Knob

• Compound Light Microscope

What is a type of light microscope that uses multiple lenses to produce an increase in magnification?

• Diaphragm

• Electron Microscope

• Electrophoresis

• Field of view

What part of the microscope is a rotating wheel on the underside of the stage that allows the user to adjust the amount of light that passes through the specimen?

• Diaphragm

• Electron Microscope

• Electrophoresis

• Field of view

What type of microscope uses a beam of electrons to create a picture of very small objects/specimens?

• Fine Adjustment Knob

• Lamp

• Magnification

• Nosepiece

What technique separates substances based on electrical charges?

• Fine Adjustment Knob

• Lamp

• Magnification

• Nosepiece