microscope

Question 1

pieces

Answer 1

base/foot
body/arm/limb
eyepiece/ocular lens
objective lenses
nosepiece
optic tube
light source
stage
stage clips or adjustable stage with knobs for moving slide
iris diaphragm
condenser
coarse focus adjustment knob
fine focus adjustment knob

Question 2

base

Answer 2

bottom of the microscope used for stability and supports the microscope where the illuminator is.

Question 3

body/are

Answer 3

connects body tube to base

Question 4

eyepiece

Answer 4

lens the viewer looks through to view specimen

Question 5

objective lenses

Answer 5

specify the magnification on the specimen

Question 6

nosepiece

Answer 6

rotating turret holding the lenses

Question 7

optic tube

Answer 7

tube connecting the eyepieces to the lenses

Question 8

light source

Answer 8

illumination for the microscope, originally using mirrors now using a low voltage light-bulb

Question 9

stage

Answer 9

the platform where the slide is placed

Question 10

stage clips

Answer 10

metal clips holding slide in place

Question 11

stage adjustment knobs

Answer 11

adjust the height of the stage to the lenses using knobs

Question 12

iris diaphragm

Answer 12

adjusts the amount of light reaches the specimen

Question 13

condenser

Answer 13

gathers and focuses light onto the specimen being viewed

Question 14

coarse focus adjustment knob

Answer 14

brings specimen into general focus

Question 15

fine focus adjustment knob

Answer 15

fine tunes focus and increases detail of the specimen

Question 16

magnification

Answer 16

number of times larger an image is compare to its real size

Question 17

resolution

Answer 17

ability to distinguish between two separate points, that would be seen as one when not resolved.

Question 18

difference between Light microscopes; Scanning and transmission electron microscopes

Answer 18

1. Low magnification power (1500 x)
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2. high magnification power (100 000 000 x)
3. Low resolving power (0.3 micrometers)
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4. High resolving power (one 10 thousandth of a micrometer)