Parts of a Microscope

Who were the initial inventors that laid the groundwork for the first microscopes?

• Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla

• Marie Curie and Louis Pasteur

• Hans and Zacharias Jansen

• Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein

Which scientist was the first to use the microscope for serious scientific research?

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Charles Darwin

What is the function of the ocular lens in a microscope?

• To magnify the specimen

• To provide illumination

• To adjust the focus

• To hold the sample in place

How many objective lenses do many microscopes typically have?

• Four

• Three

• Two

• One

What is the purpose of the coarse and fine adjustment knobs on a microscope?

• To focus the image

• To adjust the magnification

• To change the light source

• To hold the slide in place