Microscope Parts and Total Magnification Quiz
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What are the main components of Leeuwenhoek's microscope?

A screw for adjusting height, a metal plate as the body, a skewer to rotate objects, and a spherical lens

How does a compound light microscope work in terms of lenses?

The objective lens magnifies and focuses the image inside the body tube, then the ocular lens magnifies it further.

What determines whether a microscope is classified as simple or compound?

The number of lenses it contains.

What is the function of convex lenses in microscopes?

<p>Convex lenses bend light and focus it in one spot.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do electron microscopes differ from light microscopes in terms of magnification?

<p>Electron microscopes are more powerful, some can magnify up to 1,000,000X.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)?

<p>SEM produces realistic 3D images of the surface, while TEM produces 2D images of cell parts inside the cell.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the Nose Piece in a microscope?

<p>The Nose Piece holds the objective lenses and can be turned to increase the magnification.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is total magnification determined in a microscope?

<p>Total magnification is determined by multiplying the powers of the eyepiece by the objective lenses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the Diaphragm in a microscope?

<p>The Diaphragm controls the amount of light on the slide/specimen.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is the Arm of a microscope used?

<p>The Arm is used to support the microscope when carried.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the Stage Clips in a microscope?

<p>The Stage Clips hold the slide/specimen in place on the stage.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What part of the microscope projects light upwards through the diaphragm, the specimen, and the lenses?

<p>The Light Source projects light upwards through the diaphragm, the specimen, and the lenses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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