Microscope Quiz

This part of the microscope supports the specimen slide.

• base

• arm

• stage

• diaphragm

The part of a microscope that lets you control the amount of light passing through the slide is called __.

• diaphragm
• lens
• fine adjustment knob
• coarse adjustment knob

These 2 parts of the microscope support the entire microscope.

• Arm; Illuminator

• Base; eyepiece

• Arm; Base

• Objective Lenses; Stage

This part contains the lens you look through.

• nosepiece

• eyepiece

• low power objective lens

• high power objective lens

This part connects the eyepiece to the nosepiece.

• arm

• stage

• body tube

• diaphragm

Which piece revolves to change the objective lenses?

• eyepiece

• stage

• diaphragm

• nosepiece

Which part of the microscope makes large adjustments to focus the specimen?  It will move the body tube up and down in order to get the objectives closer to or farther away from the microscope slide

• fine adjustment knob
• nosepiece
• low-power objective
• coarse adjustment knob

This lens is the second in magnification and has a magnification of 10X?

• low-power objective
• scanning objective
• high-power objective
• eyepiece

What is the type of microscope we use in the lab?

• transmission electron microscope

• phase contrast microscope

• compound light microscope

• fluorescence microscope

Which part of the microscope makes small adjustments to sharpen the specimen?  It does not visibly move the body tube closer to or away from the microscope slide.

• arm
• nosepiece
• coarse adjustment knob
• fine adjustment knob