Microscopy Quiz 1

Who were the two Dutch eyeglass makers that experimented with lenses in 1590?

• Zacharias and Hans Janssen

• Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel

• Louis Pasteur and Edward Jenner

• Robert Hooke and Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

What type of microscope did the Janssen brothers invent?

• Digital microscope

• Electron microscope

• Compound microscope

• Simple microscope

What did Anton Van Leeuwenhoek call the tiny organisms he observed in rainwater?

• Protozoans

• Animalcules

• Microbes

• Cells

What did Robert Hooke discover using his improved compound microscope?

• Animalcules

• Bacteria

• Yeasts

• Cells

What is the main difference between simple and compound microscopes?

• Simple microscopes have two lenses

• Simple microscopes provide low magnification

• Compound microscopes have one lens

• Compound microscopes are less powerful

What are the three categories of parts in a Compound Light Microscope?

• Illuminating, optical, and digital parts

• Illuminating, magnifying, and mechanical parts

• Optical, electrical, and mechanical parts

• Magnifying, digital, and mechanical parts

What is the magnification power of Leeuwenhoek's simple microscope?

• 500 times

• 100 times

• 200 times

• 270 times

What did Hooke call the tiny compartments he discovered in cork?

• Cells

• Bacteria

• Animalcules

• Protozoans

Which of the following is an example of a simple microscope?

• Electron microscope

• Magnifying glass

• Light microscope

• Compound microscope

Who is known as the 'Father of Microscopy'?

• Robert Hooke

• Zacharias Janssen

• Hans Janssen

• Anton Van Leeuwenhoek