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11 ATAR HB - Microscopy

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When looking through your microscope, if you move your slide to the right the slide appears

a)

to move to the right

b)

to stay the same

c)

to move to the left

d)

vanish

2.

Use the _______ focuses the image under low power.

a)

revolving nosepiece

b)

fine adjustment knob

c)

coarse adjustment knob

d)

arm/neck

3.

The __________ sharpens the image under high magnification.

a)

the diaphragm

b)

fine adjustment knob

c)

coarse adjustment knob

d)

the ocular

4.

The ________ of the microscope would give you the SMALLEST field of view.

a)

low power objective

b)

medium power objective

c)

high power objective

d)

stage

5.
Find total magnification for:
Eyepiece = 10X 
Objective lens = 4X
 
a)
4x
b)
6x
c)
14x
d)
40x
6.
What is number 19?
a)
diaphragm
b)
coarse adjustment
c)
fine adjustment
d)
light source
7.
Find total magnification for:
Eyepiece = 20X 
Objective lens = 20X
 
a)
20x
b)
40x
c)
200x
d)
400x
8.
Find the total magnification:
Eyepiece = 15X 
Objective lens = 100X
 
a)
15x
b)
100x
c)
115x
d)
1500x
9.

Which way should you move the slide to center the cheek cell?

a)

to the right

b)

to the left

c)

up (away from you)

d)

down (toward you)

10.

The largest field of view shown is under the total magnification _____X.

a)

40

b)

100

c)

400

11.
The field of view is 675 μm and a baby starfish ray (leg) takes up 3/4 of you view.  What is the average size of one starfish ray?
a)
2,700 μm
b)
169 μm
c)
900 μm
d)
506 μm
12.
Here are the settings on a microscope:
Ocular Lens: 10X
Scanning  Lens: 4X
Low Power  Lens: 10X
High Power  Lens: 42X
F.O.V for 4X = 3.4 mm
Use this information to figure out big an average bacteria is if 256 fit across the field of view of the high power objective.
a)
1.3 μm
b)
.001 μm
c)
1300 μm
d)
143 μm
13.
Here are the settings on a microscope:
Ocular Lens: 10X
Scanning  Lens: 4X
Low Power  Lens: 15X
High Power  Lens: 50X
F.O.V for 4X = 3.4 mm
You are viewing human blood under low power.  How much bigger do those cells appear to you through the eyepiece. (compared to what they are in real life)
a)
500x
b)
10x
c)
150x
d)
15x
14.
Here are the settings on a microscope:
Ocular Lens: 10X
Scanning  Lens: 4X
Low Power  Lens: 10X
High Power  Lens: 40X
F.O.V for 4X = 3.4 mm
You are viewing human blood under high power. You need to calculate the average size of a red blood cell.  You estimate that 51 cells will fit across your F.O.V.  What is the average size of one of those red blood cells?
a)
about 60 μm
b)
About 6 μm
c)
about 2040 μm
d)
about 1μm
15.
Here are the settings on a microscope:
Ocular Lens: 10X
Scanning  Lens: 4X
Low Power  Lens: 15X
High Power  Lens: 50X
You measure the field of view under scanning power as 4.8 mm.  Calculate (in micrometers) the field of view that would appear on low power?
a)
1.28 μm
b)
1280 μm
c)
3.2 μm
d)
3120 μm
16.
Here are the settings on a microscope:
Ocular Lens: 10X
Low Power  Lens: 20X
High Power  Lens: 50X
You measure the field of view under low power to be  2.6 mm
Calculate (in micrometers) the field of view that would appear on high power.
a)
104,000 μm
b)
1.04 μm
c)
1040 μm
d)
130 μm
17.
For total magnification you take the magnification of the objective lens and multiply it by the magnification of the ocular lens in the eyepiece. What magnification does the eyepiece lens normally have?
a)
4x
b)
25x
c)
10x
d)
100x
18.
When looking through a microscope, what name is given to the lighted area that you can see?
a)
circle of light
b)
circle of view
c)
field of view
d)
point of view
19.

What is the other name of the eyepiece?

a)

Objective

b)

Ocular

c)

Scanner

d)

Viewer

20.

If the ocular has a magnification of 10x and the low power objective is also 10x, what is the total magnification?

(a)  

21.

If the ocular has a magnification of 10x and the high power objective is also 40x, what is the total magnification?

(a)  

22.

Adding iodine or methylene blue on a slide to enhance the organelles of a specimen is called __________.

a)

marking

b)

staining

c)

labelling

d)

labelling

23.

Why do you place the coverslip at a 45 degree angle before allowing it to cover the specimen?

a)

To center the specimen under the coverslip.

b)

To push air bubbles out as the coverslip falls.

c)

To reduce the risk of breaking the slide.

d)

To make sure the specimen does not get smashed.

24.

Which objective lens has the smallest field of vision?

a)

scanner

b)

low-power

c)

high-power

d)

ocular

25.

Which is not a step in preparing a wet mount?

a)

Clean the slide to remove previous residue.

b)

Place the specimen in the center of a drop of water.

c)

Drop the coverslip straight down on the specimen.

d)

Tap out any bubbles using the back of a probe.

26.

These cells are

a)

Elodea

b)

Anacharis

c)

Cheek

d)

Onion

27.

These cells are

a)

Elodea

b)

Anacharis

c)

Cheek

d)

Onion

28.

What stain was used on these cells.

a)

Water

b)

Iodine

c)

Methylene Blue

d)

Bleach