Microscope Quiz

If you are viewing a specimen such as cells, which are extremely small, which of the following would you likely have to use to view the specimen most clearly?

• Medium power objective lens

• Low power objective lens

• High power objective lens

• Ocular lens

The part of the microscope which moves the stage up and down and is primarily used for the low power objective lens is called the __________. The part of the microscope that is used for focusing on all objective lenses is called the __________.

• Coarse adjustment knob; fine adjustment knob

• Fine adjustment knob; coarse adjustment knob

• Revolving nose piece; stage clips

• Stage clips; revolving nose piece

The eyepiece is _______.

• Used to adjust the stage

• Used to hold down the slide

• Used to adjust the amount of light

• Used to view the specimen

Which two lenses work together to enlarge specimens?

• Eyepiece and Objective

• Coarse Adjustment and Fine Adjustment

• Arm and Base

• Body Tube and Nosepiece

The medium objective lens has the magnification of _______?

• 40X

• 10X

• 100X

• 4X

When carrying the microscope to the lab bench, students should hold the microscope by the __________.

• Eyepiece and arm

• Base and Coarse Adjustment Knob

• Base and Arm

• Arm only

While viewing a leaf under the microscope, a student uses the low power objective lens. What is the total magnification of the leaf?

• a. 100X

• b. 40X

• c. 400X

• d. 4X

To adjust the amount of light that is hitting the specimen on the slide, a student would use _______.

• a. The fine adjustment knob

• b. The body tube

• c. The diaphragm

• d. The light source

Which of the following is NOT part of the proper procedure for putting up the microscope?

• a. Return the objective lens to the lowest power objective

• b. Keep the stage all the way up

• c. Turn off and wrap the cord around the microscope

• d. Cover the microscope

When setting up a microscope, the specimen should be on a _______ which is placed on the _______ and secured with the _______.

• a. Stage; stage clips; arm

• b. Slide; base; diaphragm

• c. Slide; stage; stage clips

• d. Stage clip; stage; course adjustment knob