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Microscope Flashcards

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1
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enables us to observe and identify the minute organisms

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microscopy

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2
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use of microscopy in microbio

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  • identify microorganisms by observing their features
  • different type of microscope serve different functions to characterize microorganisms
  • understanding the biology of microorganisms
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3
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Types of microscope

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  1. Compound
  2. Darkfield
  3. Electron
  4. Fluorescence
  5. Phase Contrast
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4
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has two lenses (objective and ocular) with source of light that can either be natural and artificial

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compound microscope

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5
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LPO

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10x

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6
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HPO

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40x

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7
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Oil Immersion Objective

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100x

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Scanning Objective

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4x

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What are the sources of light of compound microscopes?

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visible light (artificial or natural light)

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10
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has a special field type of condenser that scatters the light

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darkfield microscope

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11
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illuminate unstained specimen against a dark background

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darkfield microscope

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12
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ues beam of electrons (light) to illuminate specimens

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electron microscope

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13
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provides a high resolution of biological and non-biological samples

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electron microscope

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14
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uses ultraviolet light to illuminate speciments

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fluorescence microscope

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15
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detection of specific structures within a cell with the use of a specific fluorescent dye

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fluorescent microscope

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16
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what type of objective is best when viewing under fluorescence microscope

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OIO

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17
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best to use in observing microorganisms in their natural state

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phase contrast microscope

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18
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has a special condenser that enables the observation inside the cell

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phase contrast microscope

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20
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what is the best slide to use in phase contrast microscope?

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hanging drop slide

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21
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stain or unstain

compound microscope

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stain/not stain

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22
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stain or unstain

darkfield microscope

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not stained

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23
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stain or unstain

electron microscope

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stain/not stain

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24
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stain or unstain

fluorescence microscope

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stained

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25
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stain or unstain

phase contrast microscope

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unstained

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26
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type of parts of the microscope

eyepiece

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mechanical

27
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type of parts of the microscope

diopter adjustment

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mechanical

28
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type of parts of the microscope

revolving nosepiece

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mechanical

29
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type of parts of the microscope

objective lenses

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magnifying

30
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type of parts of the microscope

mechanical stage

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mechanical

31
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type of parts of the microscope

stage clips

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mechanical

32
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type of parts of the microscope

diaphragm

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illuminating

33
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type of parts of the microscope

condenser

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illuminating

34
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type of parts of the microscope

illuminator (light source)

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illuminating

35
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type of parts of the microscope

head

A

mechanical

36
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type of parts of the microscope

arm

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mechanical

37
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type of parts of the microscope

coarse adjustment knob

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mechanical

38
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type of parts of the microscope

fine adjusment knob

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mechanical

39
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type of parts of the microscope

light switch

A

mechanical

40
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type of parts of the microscope

base

A

mechanical

41
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type of parts of the microscope

ocular lenses

A

magnifying

42
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When viewing under scanning and LPO, what adjustment knob should you use?

A

coarse adjustment knob

43
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when viewing under HPO and OIO, what adjustment knob should you use?

A

fine adjustment knob

44
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distance between objective and slide

A

working objective

45
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true or false

the lower magnification, the higher working distance

46
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true or false

the higher magnification, the higher working distance

A

false

magnification is inversely proportional to working distance

47
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number that expresses the ability of a lens to resolve fine detail in an object being observed

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numerical aperture

48
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true or false

the higher the magnification, the higher numerical aperture

49
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true or false

the higher the magnification, the lower numerical aperture

A

false

magnification and NA are directly proportional with each

50
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What is the numerical aperture of:

4x (scanning)

51
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What is the numerical aperture of:

10x (LPO)

52
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What is the numerical aperture of:

40x (HPO)

53
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What is the numerical aperture of:

100x (OIO)

54
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color of objective lenses

scanning

55
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color of objective lenses

LPO

56
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color of objective lenses

HPO

57
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color of objective lenses

OIO

58
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range of distance for which the specimens (objects) is imaged with an acceptable sharpness on the image plane

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depth of focus

59
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true or false

depth of focus is inversele proportional to NA

60
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depth of specimen layer which is in sharp focus at the same time

A

depth of field

61
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true or false

depth of field is inversely proportional to NA

62
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ability of microscope to distinguish s specimen/sample

A

resolution

63
Q

true or false

resolution is inversely proportional to NA and directly proportional to depth of field

Microbiology Lab (7 decks)

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