1A #1 asynchro Microscope Quiz

When focusing a specimen, you should always start with the ____________ objective.

• Medium Power

• Scanning

• High Power

• Low Power

When using the high power objective, only the ________ ___________ knob should be used.

• Stage Clips

• Revolving Nosepiece

• Fine Focus

• Coarse Focus

The type of microscope used in most science classes is the _________________ microscope.

• Scanning Electron

• Transmission Electron

• Electron

• Compound Light

What part of the microscope can adjust the amount of light that hits the slide?

• Arm

• Body Tube

• Base

• Diaphragm

You should carry the microscope by the ________ and the __________.

• Revolving Nosepiece, Stage

• Coarse Focus, Fine Focus

• Eyepiece, Objective Lens

• Base, Arm

The objectives are attached to what part of the microscope (it can be rotated to click the lenses into place):

• Diaphragm

• Revolving Nosepiece

• Stage Clips

• Light

You should always store your microscope with the _________________ objective in place.

• Low Power

• High Power

• Scanning

• Medium Power

A microscope has an ocular objective of 10x and a high power objective of 50x. What is this microscope's total magnification?

• 60x

• 100x

• 500x

• 550x

What is the power to show details clearly in a microscope?

• Resolution

• Magnification

• Stage

• Objective Lens

Who was the first to see single-celled organisms in pond water using a compound microscope?

• Robert Hooke

• Isaac Newton

• Antoine van Leeuwenhoek

• Galileo Galilei