Microscope Review for Quiz

To locate a specimen on a prepared slide with a compound microscope, a student should begin with the low power objective rather than the high power objective because the

• the field of vision is smaller under low power than under high power.

• the field of vision is larger under low power than under high power.

• specimen does not need to be stained for observation under low power but needs to be stained for high power

• portion of the specimen that can be observed under low power is less than the portion that can be observed under high power.

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?

• larger and brighter

• larger and darker

• smaller and brighter

• smaller and darker

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

• Cleaning the ocular with lens paper

• Focusing with low power before moving the high power into position

• Using the coarse adjustment to focus the specimen on high power

• Adjusting the diaphragm to change the amount of light

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

• Upside down and backwards

• Upside down and forwards

• Right side up and backwards

• Right side up and forwards

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

What is the name of part 1?

• Arm

• Eye piece

• Objective lens

• Stage

What is the name of part 4?

• Base

• Eye piece

• Light source

• Objective lens

What tool do you use to view the cells?

• metric ruler
• centrifuge
• microscope
• pipette

What is the most you can magnify with our in class microscopes?     

• 40x

• 10x

• 4x

• 400x

If your teacher asks you to move a microscope to table, how do you carry it?

• by the body tube and the eyepiece
• with one hand
• one hand on the arm and the other under the base
• with one hand on the base and the other on the eyepiece.