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PARTS OF A MICROSCOPE

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hold the slide in place on the stage

a)

Stage

b)

Stage Clips

c)

Aperature

d)

Light Source

2.

Holds objective lenses; Rotates to change objectives

a)

Arm

b)

Base

c)

Revolving Nosepiece

d)

Diaphragm

3.

Moves the stage slightly to sharpen the image

a)

Body Tube

b)

Course Focus Knob

c)

Aperature

d)

Fine Focus Knob

4.

Supports the microscope and located at the bottom

a)

Base

b)

Arm

c)

Body Tube

d)

Stage

5.

Place where slide is placed on while being viewed

a)

Base

b)

Stage Clips

c)

Diaphragm

d)

Stage

6.

You should always carry the microscope by the

a)

arm and base

b)

arm and body tube

c)

arm only

d)

the objectives

7.

Never use this knob on high power.

a)

Fine

b)

Large

c)

Course

d)

Small

8.

A microscope is an instrument that.

a)

makes faraway objects look closer.

b)

makes small objects appear larger.

c)

decreases the size of small objects.

d)

increases the size of small objects.

9.

When you focus on a new specimen, always begin with

a)

low power and coarse adjustment.

b)

low power and fine adjustment

c)

high power and coarse adjustment

d)

high power and fine adjustment

10.

Piece 7

a)

Ocular Lens

b)

Objective Lens

c)

Base

d)

Arm

11.

piece 8

a)

Base

b)

Stage

c)

Tube

d)

Arm

12.

piece 11

a)

Course Adjustment

b)

Fine Adjustment

c)

Small Adjuster

d)

Large Adjuster

13.

The _______focuses the image under low power.

a)

revolving nosepiece

b)

fine adjustment knob

c)

coarse adjustment knob

d)

arm/neck

14.

Who was the person who used his microscope to observe a thin slice of cork, and concluded that the cork was made up of cells?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Bill Nye

c)

Matthias Schleiden

d)

Rudolf Virchow