Cells And Microscopes Lab 5

Question 1

Which two microscopes use light as an illumination source?

Answer 1

Compound light microscope and stereoscopic microscope

Question 2

Which microscope uses a beam of electrons to achieve great magnification and produce clear images of specimens?

Answer 2

Electron microscope

Question 3

Two types of lenses in compound light microscopes

Answer 3

Ocular and objective

Question 4

Ocular lense

Answer 4

Top lens of microscope

Question 5

Objective lens

Answer 5

Additional magnification is achieved by a system of objective lenses

Question 6

Arm

Answer 6

Provides structural support

Question 7

Stage

Answer 7

Microscope slide goes here

Question 8

Condenser

Answer 8

Focuses the light below the specimen

Question 9

Diaphragm (iris)

Answer 9

Controls the amount of light that reaches the specimen

Question 10

Cell

Answer 10

Structural and functional unit of life

Question 11

Cells are classified as

Answer 11

Prokaryote or eukaryotes

Question 12

Prokaryotic cells

Answer 12

Lack and nucleus and membrane bound organelles

Question 13

Eukaryotic cells

Answer 13

Possess a nucleus and membrane bound organelles

Question 14

3 main types of microscopes

Answer 14

Compound light
Stereoscopic
Electron