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WorksheetsThe Parts and Functions of a Compound Microscope
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 19mins
A Dutch fabric merchant, he perfectly ground lenses that could magnify objects about 270 times in 1676.
Robert Hook
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Captain Hook
Zacharias Janssen
Also a Dutch eyeglass maker who developed the first compound microscope in 1590 with the help of his father named Hans.
Robert Hook
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Captain Hook
Zacharias Janssen
English scientist who refined the compound microscope and coined the term Cell also named as the Father of Microbiology.
Robert Hook
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Captain Hook
Zacharias Janssen
Leeuwenhoek is credited for the discovery of single-celled microorganisms in a drop of water, which he called “ (a) ” (little animals) later called microbes.
What term used by Robert Hook upon observing a wooden cork under a microscope, because he remind him a small room in a monastery?
(a)
This book was created by Robert Hook which includes the illustrations of insects and plants seen under a microscope.
(a)
One of the three main parts of a Microscope which comprises the optical parts present in the upper part of the microscope
(a)
Another main part that supports the microscope and comprises the illuminator.
(a)
The (a) connects and supports the base and head of the microscope. Also, it is used to carry the microscope.
Part of a microscope where an observer looks through and is present in the upper portion of the microscope.
Onepiece
Telescope
Ocular
Eyepiece
The main optical lenses. They range in various magnifications from 4x to 100x and generally include 3 to 5 lenses on a single microscope
(a)
It houses the objective lenses and you can select the objective that you want to use.
Revolving Nosepiece
Revolving Eyepiece
Revolving Planet
Revolving Microcope
This is where the specimen to be viewed is placed.
Platform
Stage
Diaphragm
Slides
It operated to hold the slide in place.
Stage Clip
Glass Slide
Specimen
Specimen Clip
Acts as the light source and is typically located at the microscope’s base. Most light microscopes operate on halogen bulbs with low voltage and also have variable and continuous lighting control within the base.
Glass or Illuminator
Mirror or Illumination
Glass or Illumination
Mirror or Illuminator
It is typically used to gather and focus the illuminator’s light onto the specimen.
(a)
A stereo Microscope is also known as a __________ __________
(a)
Is defined as a type of microscope in which the source of illumination beam of accelerated electrons and can magnify to a nanometer images.
Compound Microscope
Electron Microscope
Stereo Microscope
Radio Microscope
One type of Electron Microscope is the SEM. Provide the words used in SEM acronym.
(a)
What are the TEM acronym stands for?
(a)
Electron microscopes are expensive devices that are mostly used in industrial and medical research. All of the the choices are the common function of an electron microscope except one.
They are used for micro characterization of a sample
To see far distance celestial objects
Helps in tissue imaging
Mineral liberation analysis
What are the impact when microscope was invented? what are the impacts to the human lives and our nature?
