QUIZ : MICROSCOPE

1. The arrow in this illustration is pointing to the

a. revolving nosepiece. b. coarse adjustment

knob. c. fine adjustment knob. d. scanning objective. e. Occular lens

2. An organism viewed with the high power objective in place would be magnified ______

times.

a. 10 times b. 40 times c. 100 times d. 400 times e. 1000 times

3. This microscope was pulled out of the storage cabinet. What mistake was made in

putting it away?a. The oil immersion objective

is locked in place instead of the scanning objective.

b. The stage is not centered. c. A slide was left on the stage. d. The objectives were not

rolled up away from the stage.

e. There was no mistake made. The microscope was properly put away.

4. This is the _______ objective.

a. high powerb. low power c. scanning d. oil immersion e. none of the above

5. True or false: The arrow in this image is pointing to the base of the microscope.

• A. True

• B. False

6. What is the total magnification produced by a microscope, using a 10X ocular lens and a 10X

objective lens?

A. 10XB. 20XC. 100XD. 1000X

7. The arrow in this illustration is pointing to the

a. revolving nosepiece. b. coarse adjustment

knob. c. mechanical stage. d. scanning objective. e. base

8. True or false: It is good microscopic technique to locate bacteria with the low power objective before

viewing them with the high power objective.

A. True. B. False.

9. The arrow is pointing to the

a. revolving nosepiece. b. coarse adjustment

knob. c. fine adjustment knob. d. scanning objective. e. ocular

10. Which of the following regulates the amount of light passing through the slide specimen on the

microscope stage? A. nosepiece

B. objective lensC. diaphragm leverD. fine focus knob

11. The microscope in this image is an electron microscope.

• A. True

• B. False

12. A wet mount is

A. a freshly prepared slide.B. a horse left out in the rain.