Microscopes

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Why should a student begin with the low power objective rather than the high power objective when locating a specimen on a prepared slide with a compound microscope?

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The field of vision is larger under low power than under high power.

Front

Which structure is best observed using a compound light microscope? Options: a cell, a virus, DNA sequence, lady bug

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a cell

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Front

After switching from a high power to a low power objective lens of a compound light microscope, the area of the low power field will appear?

Back

larger and brighter

Front

Which part of the microscope should be turned to obtain a clearer image under high power?

Back

fine adjustment

Front

Which activity might lead to the damage of a microscope and specimen?

Back

Using the coarse adjustment to focus the specimen on high power

Front

When using a compound light microscope, the most common reason for staining a specimen being observed is to

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Reveal details that are otherwise not easily seen

Front

How does the view of the specimen change when you put it under a microscope?

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Upside down and backwards

Front

A cover slip should be used for preparing a: frog for dissection, solution for iodine for testing, wet mount for elodea, a test to determine the pH of a solution

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wet mount for elodea

Front

Why should a coverslip be slowly lowered at a 45 degree angle onto a slide?

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Reduces the formation of air bubbles.

Front

Which statement most accurately describes scientific inquiry?

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It may lead to explanations that combine data with what people already know about their surroundings