Microscope Quiz

What was the first microscope made by?

• A Dutch maker of reading glasses

• A German scientist

• An Italian artist

• A French inventor

How much could the first microscope magnify?

• Up to 100 times

• Up to 270 times

• Up to 500 times

• Up to 1000 times

What is a simple microscope similar to?

• A telescope

• A magnifying glass

• A camera

• A binocular

What is the purpose of a microscope's lens?

• To shrink an image

• To make an image colorful

• To make an enlarged image

• To make an image blurry

How many sets of lenses does a compound microscope have?

• One set

• Two sets

• Three sets

• Four sets

What determines the total magnification of a microscope?

• The size of the sample

• The powers of the eyepiece and objective lenses

• The type of light used

• The color of the lenses

How much can some electron microscopes magnify images?

• Up to one hundred times

• Up to one thousand times

• Up to one million times

• Up to ten million times

Which of the following is NOT a type of electron microscope?

• Scanning electron microscope

• Transmission electron microscope

• Scanning tunneling microscope

• Reflective electron microscope

What did early scientists use microscopes to examine?

• Stars and planets

• Drops of blood and scrapings from teeth

• Rocks and minerals

• Large animals

Which statement is part of the Cell Theory?

• Cells can be created from non-living matter

• All organisms are made up of one or more cells

• Cells are only found in plants

• Cells do not divide