Microscopes

What piece 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

What piece is the platform that supports the microscope slide?

• Base

• Diaphragm

• Stage Clips

• Stage

What piece is a larger knob usually found on either the body tube or the arm and it is used to focus the image under low power?

• Aperture

• Fine Adjustment Knob

• Diaphragm

• Course Adjustment Know

Why is it important to not let the lenses touch the slide/stage? (Multi select)

• It doesn't look as cool.

• Because the organisms don't like it.

• It can be hard to see the slide.

• It could break the glass slide.

These are used to hold the slide in place:

• rotating nosepiece

• objective lenses

• stage clips

• adjustment knobs

What is the type of microscope we are using in class?

• Scanning Electron Microscope

• Compound Light Microscope

• Compound Lens Microscope

• Fluorescence Microscope

Which picture below shows the responsible way to have your microscope at your table?

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When you focus on a new specimen, always begin with

• low power and coarse adjustment.
• low power and fine adjustment
• high power and coarse adjustment
• high power and fine adjustment