Optics Quiz

When light passes through a transparent substance and is bent or redirected in a different direction

• Refract

• Resolution

• Magnification

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The process that makes fine details more clearly visible

• Resolution

• Refract

• Field of View

A curved lens that refracts light. These lenses are thicker in the middle than at their edges and can produce a magnified image

• Concave lens

• Convex Lens

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A curved lens that refracts light producing an image of an object that is reduced in size. These lenses are thinner in the middle than at their edges

• Concave lens

• Convex Lens

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The science of observing very small objects and details of the objects

• Microscope

• Microscopy

• Refraction

The portion of an object that is visible through a lens or other viewing device

• Magnification

• Field of view

• Resolution

A curved piece of transparent material, usually glass or plastic that refracts light

• Convex lens

• Lens

• Concave Lens

What is the difference between a prokaryotic cell and a eukaryotic cell?

• Eukaryotic cells do not have a defined nucleus and prokaryotic cells have a defined nucleus

• Eukaryotic cells have a defined nucleus and prokaryotic cells do not have a defined nucleus

• Both have a defined nucleus

A small structure inside a cell that performs a specific function is called a:

• Cell

• Magnification

• Organelle

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When holding a microscope, one hand holds the ________ and the other hand supports the __________.

• Arm; Base

• Base; Arm

• Stage; Eyepiece

• Focus; Light

• Lens; Slide