Microscope Quiz

One of the first people to observe and coin the term "cells" with a compound microscope was the English Scientist and Inventor

• Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

• Robert Hooke

• Zaracharias Jansen

• Ashley Dobleman

What type of microscope did Anton Van Leeuwenhoek make and use?

• Simple Microscope

• Compound Microscope

• Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)

• Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

The major difference between a Simple Microscope and Compound Microscope is that

• Simple Microscopes are more expensive than Compound Microscopes

• Simple Microscopes use two lenses while Compound Microscopes use three

• Simple Microscopes are smaller than Compound Microscopes

• Simple Microscopes use one lens while Compound Microscopes use two or more lenses

What do Electron Microscopes use to produce magnified images

• a beam of electrons

• wavelengths of light

• convex lenses

• mirrors

When referring to the sharpness of an image while using a microscope it is commonly called

• magnification

• clarity

• resolution

• objective lenses

The first lens is 40X. The second lens is 10x. The total magnification of the object in view is

• 40x

• 44x

• 50x

• 400x

The part of the microscope that supports the weight of the microscope is:

• arm

• head

• base

• objective lenses

The wheel under the stage that regulates the amount of light that passes through the hole in the stage is the:

• diaphragm

• revolving nosepiece

• eyepiece (10x)

• fine adjustment knob

To focus a specimen, it it best to start with which objective?

• low power objective lens

• medium power objective lens

• high power objective lens

The part of the microscope that moves the stage up and down the most during focusing is the:

• fine adjustment knob

• coarse adjustment knob

• diaphragm

• revolving nosepiece