Microscopes

What part supports the microscope and is used to transport the microscope from one place to another?

• Eyepiece

• Stage

• Base

• Light Source

What part supports the body tube and is also used to transport the microscope from one place to another, along with the base?

• Arm

• Stage

• Aperture

• Objective

When would you use the diaphragm?

• When you wanted to move the stage
• When you wanted to adjust the light
• When you wanted to put the microscope away
• When you sneeze

You can find total magnification by which of the following methods?

• ocular PLUS objective
• ocular TIMES objective
• ocular MINUS objective
• ocular DIVIDED BY objective

Find the total magnification: 
Eyepiece = 10X 
Objective lens = 55X  

• 10x
• 55x
• 65x
• 550x

You should always carry the microscope by the

• arm and base
• arm and body tube
• arm only
• the objectives

When looking at a specimen on your slide, you should always start with the

• low objective lens
• medium objective lens
• high objective lens
• super extra high power lens

The lens you look through, closest to the top of the microscope, is called the

• objective lens
• ocular lens
• diaphragm
• light source

When you want to see the specimen in the greatest detail and have it the MOST zoomed in, you would use the

• low power objective lens

• medium power objective lens

• high power objective lens

• stage

What power do you start with when using a microscope?

• High power
• Medium power
• Low power
• Extra high power