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Microscopy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this part of the microscope called?

(a)  

2.

Which microscope part is used for initial focusing and controls the distance between the specimen and the objectives

(a)  

3.

What would be the TOTAL magnification when using a high power objective?

(a)  

4.

What special solution is added to the 100X objective lens?

(a)  

5.

In storing the microscope, which of the following objectives should be placed at the center?

a)

Low power objective

b)

Scanner

c)

Either

d)

Neither

6.

When the objective with the magnification of 10X is in position (at the center), the coarse adjustment knob can still be used/ moved

a)

True

b)

False

7.

An adjustment knob that lets you compensate for focal differences between your two eyes (use the term in the lab manual)

(a)  

8.

An oil immersion objective lens has a magnification of

a)

10x

b)

40x

c)

100x

d)

1000x

9.

What chemical reagent can be used in cleaning the mechanical stage contaminated with oil?

(a)  

10.

The following may be the cause of no illumination after switching on the microscope, except:

a)

The objective is not locked into position

directly over specimen

b)

The lamp has deteriorated

c)

The microscope is not plugged into an electrical outlet

d)

The iris diaphragm is close

e)

None of the mentioned choices

11.

What is the color code of a 40X objective lens?

(a)  

12.

In computing for the total magnification of a scanning objective lens, 4x is multiplied to 10x, from which lens did that 10x come from? (one word answer only)

(a)  

13.

What do you call to this part of the microscope?

(a)  

14.

What is the color code of the low power objective?

(a)  

15.

The part of the microscope that holds the lens system, stage, and light source components together. (One word answer only)

(a)  

16.

Which of the following controls/adjustment knobs should never be used when the Oil immersion objective is already in placed?

a)

Coarse adjustment knob

b)

Stage adjustment knob

c)

Iris diaphragm control

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

17.

What should be the position of the slide when placing in the mechanical stage?

a)

Specimen side down

b)

Specimen side up

c)

Either

18.

What is the term which means when the specimen is in focus using

one objective, it is also already in focus when switching to another objective. (One-word answer)

(a)  

19.

What do you call the part of the microscope that regulates the light intensity from the light source?

(a)  

20.

If the specimen appears hazy and foggy with a lack of detail, what can be the remedy?

a)

Install new lamp

b)

Open the aperture of the iris diaphragm

c)

Increase light intensity

d)

Clean ocular lens