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microscope parts

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This part of the microscope connects the top portion with the bottom portion

a)

Legs

b)

Obj. Lenses

c)

Body Tube

d)

Arm

2.

This part of the microscope is "hollow" and allows light through it..

a)

Ocular

b)

Body

c)

Legs

d)

Mirror

3.

This part of the microscope can swivel and change the power of the objective lenses...

a)

Body tube

b)

Mirror

c)

Ocular

d)

Nosepiece

4.

Whenever you are focusing your microscope, we should always use this part first... followed by this part second....

a)

Obj. Lens first, nose piece second

b)

ocular first, arm second

c)

course adjustment first, fine adjustment second

d)

fine adjustment first, course adjustment second

5.

Which of these parts is NOT found on a microscope?

a)

Aperture

b)

Ocular

c)

Focuser

d)

Diaphragm

6.

Which of these body parts IS found on the microscope?

a)

Ankles

b)

Ears

c)

Stomach

d)

Nose

7.

This part of a microscope can swivel and change the amount of light that goes up through the stage...

a)

Aperture

b)

Obj. Lens

c)

Diaphragm

d)

Body tube

8.

Name Part number 1

a)

Eye

b)

Nose

c)

Body

d)

Legs

9.

Name Part number 8

a)

Objective Lenses

b)

Body

c)

Course Adjustment Knob

d)

Light

10.

Give a different name for part number 2 "the eye piece"...

a)

Adjustment

b)

Ocular

c)

Obj. Lens

d)

Eye Socket

11.

This picture is often mistakenly called "the first microscope" created by the "father of the micro-biology" this scientist saw bacteria cells for the first time when he took a plaque scraping from his teeth... he also saw cells in a droplet of water. Who was he?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Zacharias Janssen

c)

Galileo

d)

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

12.

When carrying a microscope safely, we should grab it by these two numbers

a)

1 and 5

b)

6 and 7

c)

3 and 2

d)

4 and 5

13.

Which part of the microscope means "Little Hole", which is found in the stage?

a)

Ocular

b)

Aperture

c)

Stage Clips

d)

Slide

14.

The specimen you are looking at is found on this piece, often made of glass

a)

Stage

b)

Slide

c)

Stage Clips

d)

Ocular

15.

Which scientist was looking at this image when he coined the name "Cells"?

a)

van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Janssen

c)

Galileo

d)

Hooke

16.

What is this first image of "Cells" really a microscopic view of?

a)

A piece of paper

b)

A Leaf

c)

A piece of cheese

d)

A piece of cork

17.

Put these parts in order from top to bottom: Stage, Body, Nose

a)

Stage Body Nose

b)

Body Stage Nose

c)

Nose Body Stage

d)

Body Nose Stage

18.

Put these parts in order from top to bottom: Stage Clips, Base, Course Adj. Knob

a)

Stage Clips, Base, Course Adj.

b)

Base, Stage Clips, Course Adj.

c)

Course Adj., Stage Clips, Base

d)

Stage Clips, Course Adj. Base

19.

Which part of the microscope is possibly the MOST IMPORTANT...

a)

Base

b)

Stage

c)

Light

d)

Body

20.

Which part of the microscope reflects the light from our ceiling up and through the stage, objectives, body, and eye piece?

a)

Arm

b)

Base

c)

Mirror

d)

Light Bulb

21.

Which part of the microscope can change the "power" of the objective lenses?

a)

Body

b)

Ocular

c)

Stage

d)

Nose piece

22.

Most slides are made of glass, so using these will keep the slide on the stage and not fall off.

a)

Aperature

b)

Diaphragm

c)

Coarse Adjustment Knob

d)

Stage Clips

23.

If my eyepiece has a power of 10x and my objective lens has a power of 25x what is the Total Power of Magnification?

a)

25x

b)

10x

c)

250x

d)

35x