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Quiz #2 on microscopes

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Total cards: 23•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

What should you do first to the microscope before viewing a slide?

Back (Answer)

Switch to the shortest lens

#2
Front (Question)

Which objective provides the highest magnification?

Back (Answer)

Long

#3
Front (Question)

How does the view of a specimen compare as the amount of magnification increases?

Back (Answer)

Field of view decreases as detail increases

#4
Front (Question)

When was the first microscope invented, what did it look like, and by who?

Back (Answer)

• 1590 • A tube with a lens at both ends • The Janssens (Dutch eyeglass makers)

#5
Front (Question)

How do electron microscopes work?

Back (Answer)

Send electrons through specimen instead of light and can magnify 500,000x to 1,000,000 x

#6
Front (Question)

How do microscopes work?

Back (Answer)

Convex lens refracts light to make the object bigger

#7
Front (Question)

Magnification

Back (Answer)

Ability to make things look larger

#8
Front (Question)

How do you magnify?

Back (Answer)

By refracting (bending) the light

#9
Front (Question)

How do you get total magnification?

Back (Answer)

By multiplying: 40x times 10x is 400x

#10
Front (Question)

Resolution

Back (Answer)

The sharpness of an image

#11
Front (Question)

What is the purpose of the arm of a microscope?

Back (Answer)

To support the microscope when carried

#12
Front (Question)

What is the purpose of the base of a microscope?

Back (Answer)

It’s the bottom of the microscope

#13
Front (Question)

What is the purpose of the body of a microscope?

Back (Answer)

Connects the eyepiece to the objectives

#14
Front (Question)

What is the purpose of the coarse adjustment knob on a microscope?

Back (Answer)

Moves the stage up and down to put specimen into view

#15
Front (Question)

What is the purpose of the diaphragm of a microscope?

Back (Answer)

Adjusts the amount of light that reaches the specimen

#16
Front (Question)

What kind of lens do microscopes use?

Back (Answer)

Convex

#17
Front (Question)

What is the purpose of the eyepiece of a microscope?

Back (Answer)

Allows you to view the image on the stage and contains ocular lens

#18
Front (Question)

What is the purpose of the fine adjustment knob of a microscope?

Back (Answer)

Moves the stage slightly to sharpen your view of the specimen

#19
Front (Question)

What is the purpose of the mirrors/light of a microscope?

Back (Answer)

Projects light upward so you can see the specimen

#20
Front (Question)

What is the purpose of the nosepiece of a microscope?

Back (Answer)

Holds the objective lenses and can rotate to change magnification

#21
Front (Question)

What is the purpose of the objective lenses of a microscope?

Back (Answer)

Found on nosepiece and range from low to high

#22
Front (Question)

What is the purpose of the stage of a microscope?

Back (Answer)

Supports the slide that is being viewed

#23
Front (Question)

What is the purpose of the stage clips of a microscope?

Back (Answer)

Used to hold the slide in place on the stage