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The Parts and Functions of a Compound Microscope

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A Dutch fabric merchant, he perfectly ground lenses that could magnify objects about 270 times in 1676.

a)

Robert Hook

b)

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Captain Hook

d)

Zacharias Janssen

2.

Also a Dutch eyeglass maker who developed the first compound microscope in 1590 with the help of his father named Hans.

a)

Robert Hook

b)

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Captain Hook

d)

Zacharias Janssen

3.

English scientist who refined the compound microscope and coined the term Cell also named as the Father of Microbiology.

a)

Robert Hook

b)

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Captain Hook

d)

Zacharias Janssen

4.

Leeuwenhoek is credited for the discovery of single-celled microorganisms in a drop of water, which he called “ (a)   ” (little animals) later called microbes.

5.

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)  

6.

This book was created by Robert Hook which includes the illustrations of insects and plants seen under a microscope.

(a)  

7.

One of the three main parts of a Microscope which comprises the optical parts present in the upper part of the microscope

(a)  

8.

Another main part that supports the microscope and comprises the illuminator.

(a)  

9.

The (a)   connects and supports the base and head of the microscope. Also, it is used to carry the microscope.

10.

Part of a microscope where an observer looks through and is present in the upper portion of the microscope.

a)

Onepiece

b)

Telescope

c)

Ocular

d)

Eyepiece

11.

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)  

12.

It houses the objective lenses and you can select the objective that you want to use.

a)

Revolving Nosepiece

b)

Revolving Eyepiece

c)

Revolving Planet

d)

Revolving Microcope

13.

This is where the specimen to be viewed is placed.

a)

Platform

b)

Stage

c)

Diaphragm

d)

Slides

14.

It operated to hold the slide in place.

a)

Stage Clip

b)

Glass Slide

c)

Specimen

d)

Specimen Clip

15.

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.

a)

Glass or Illuminator

b)

Mirror or Illumination

c)

Glass or Illumination

d)

Mirror or Illuminator

16.

It is typically used to gather and focus the illuminator’s light onto the specimen.

(a)  

17.

A stereo Microscope is also known as a __________ __________

(a)  

18.

Is defined as a type of microscope in which the source of illumination beam of accelerated electrons and can magnify to a nanometer images.

a)

Compound Microscope

b)

Electron Microscope

c)

Stereo Microscope

d)

Radio Microscope

19.

One type of Electron Microscope is the SEM. Provide the words used in SEM acronym.

(a)  

20.

What are the TEM acronym stands for?

(a)  

21.

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.

a)

They are used for micro characterization of a sample

b)

To see far distance celestial objects

c)

Helps in tissue imaging

d)

Mineral liberation analysis

22.

What are the impact when microscope was invented? what are the impacts to the human lives and our nature?

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