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Microscope QUIZ

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This part of the microscope supports the specimen slide.

a)

base

b)

arm

c)

stage

d)

diaphragm

2.

This part contains the lens you look through.

a)

nosepiece

b)

eyepiece

c)

low power objective lens

d)

high power objective lens

3.

The two parts we hold to carry the microscope safely.

a)

arm and base

b)

arm and body tube

c)

eyepiece and base

d)

stage and arm

4.

If the eyepiece is 10X and we are using the high objective lens (40X), how many times is the image magnified?

a)

40

b)

4000

c)

400

d)

4

5.

We begin to look at our specimen using which combination?

a)

high power and fine adjustment knob

b)

high power and coarse adjustment knob

c)

low power and coarse adjustment knob

d)

low power and fine adjustment knob

6.

Which scenario is correct?

a)

Focusing a slide under high power with the coarse adjustment knob.

b)

Focusing a slide under low power with the coarse adjustment knob

c)

Carrying the microscope by the base and body tube

d)

Focusing a slide by moving the diaphragm

7.

What is the type of microscope we use in the lab?

a)

transmission electron microscope

b)

phase contrast microscope

c)

compound light microscope

d)

fluorescence microscope

8.
Holds objective lenses; Rotatates to change objectives
a)
Arm
b)
Base
c)
Nosepiece
d)
Diaphragm
9.
Find the total magnification: 
Eyepiece = 10X 
Objective lens = 55X
 
a)
10x
b)
55x
c)
65x
d)
550x
10.

Which objective lense is used to locate the specimen?

a)

High power objective lense

b)

Low power objective lense

11.

What is the small piece of glass that you place over the specimen called?

a)

slide

b)

microscope

c)

coverslip

d)

cover

12.
Which of the following is the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life functions?
a)
the mitochondria
b)
the vacuoles
c)
the nucleus
d)
the cell
13.
Which structures are found in every living cell?
a)
cell membrane and cytoplasm
b)
chloroplasts and mitochondria
c)
a cell wall and nucleus
d)
chloroplasts and cell wall
14.
Which cell structure is found in plant and animals cells and controls what can come into or leave a cell?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuole
15.
Chloroplasts in plant cells allow the plant to perform a function that animal cells cannot do.  What is the main function of the chloroplasts found in plant cells?
a)
to absorb light energy and manufacture food
b)
to remove waste materials by active transport
c)
to manufacture chemical energy from food
d)
to control the shape of the cell
16.

Which is only a part of a plant cell?

a)

mitochondrion

b)

chloroplast

c)

cell membrane

d)

chromosome

17.

What is true of all living things?

a)

they have tissue

b)

they can move

c)

they use energy

d)

they change shape

18.

What tool will you use to see a cell?

a)

telescope

b)

microscope

c)

glasses

d)

hand lens

19.

Which cell have nucleus

a)

animal cell

b)

plant cell

c)

both

20.

Where do you place a prepared slide on a microscope?

a)

eyepiece

b)

nosepiece

c)

stage

d)

platform

21.

Which of the following makes it easier to see cells/tissues under a microscope?

a)

a stain

b)

thicker specimen

c)

less light

22.

Which of the following tests for starch?

a)

Iodine

b)

Benedict's

c)

Biuret

d)

Emulsion

23.

Which of the following tests for protein?

a)

Iodine

b)

Benedicts

c)

Biuret

d)

Emulsion

24.

Which of the following tests for glucose?

a)

Iodine

b)

Benedicts

c)

Biuret

d)

Emulsion

25.
When large amounts of glucose is present Benedicts turns...
a)
purple
b)
blue-black
c)
brick-red
d)
green
26.

A negative test for protein will cause Biuret to stay...

a)

brick red

b)

blue

c)

black

d)

orange

27.

A negative test for glucose will cause Benedicts to stay...

a)

brick red

b)

blue

c)

black

d)

orange