The Compound Microscope Quiz

Which part of the microscope connects the objective to the eyepiece holding it at the perfect distance?

• Body tube
• Stage
• Revolving Nose piece
• Eyepiece/Ocular Lens

Using the image below, what mistake did this student make prior to changing objectives?

• They did not open the diaphragm
• They did not use the coarse adjustment knob
• They did not center their image
• They did not use the fine adjustment knob

Before you remove a slide from the stage which of the following is not necessary step?

• lower the stage using the coarse adjustment
• place the scanning objective back in position
• completely open the diaphragm
• remove the stage clips and then the slide

Which part of the microscope allows you to adjust the clarity of the image?

• Obectives
• Coarse adjustment
• Fine adjustment
• Diaphragm

Which part of the following is used as support for carrying the microscope?

• eyepiece
• base
• stage
• all of the above

Another term used for the lens in the eyepiece is the

• scanning lens
• rheostat lens
• ocular lens
• otoscope lens

The entire area that can be seen through the eyepiece of a microscope is called the ______.

• specimen
• image
• field of view
• magnification

Which part of the microscope allows you to move the stage, allowing the sample to come into view?

• Stage
• Fine Adjustment Knob
• Coarse Adjustment Knob
• Objectives

Which part of the microscope where the specimen is placed for viewing?

• Stage
• Fine adjustment
• Coarse adjustment
• Objectives

Which of the following occurs as you increase magnification?

• Details seen increase
• Diameter of the field of view decreases
• Images enlarges
• All of the above