Microscopes

How many hands should you use to carry a microscope?

• one

• two

• none

Which part of the microscope is used to hold your side in place?

• eyepiece

• objective lens

• stage clips

Which magnification lens should you start on?

• low magnification (4X)

• middle magnification (10X)

• high magnification (40X)

If the eyepiece has a magnification of 10X and the objective lens has a magnification of 40X, what is the total magnification?

• 10X

• 4X

• 40X

• 400X

What will you use to focus on your specimen?

• coarse and fine adjustment knobs

• stage clips

• stage

Which protists are/can be plant-like?

• Euglena and Volvox

• Amoeba and Paramecium

What will you use to change the magnification?

• stage clips

• rotating nosepiece

What should you do when you are done viewing your specimen?

• turn off the microscope, lower the stage all the way, and rotate the nosepiece to the 4X lens

• nothing

• rotate the nosepiece to the 40X lens

• leave the microscope on