Microscope

Question 1

Who perfected the design of the simple microscope?

Answer 1

Anton Van Leuwenhoek

Question 2

Who is the father of microbiology?

Answer 2

Anton Van Leuwenhoek

Question 3

What kind of Microscope is bigger and more expensive?

Answer 3

Electron Microscope.

Question 4

The quality of a microscope is based on it’s ability to perform two specific tasks, name them

Answer 4

Magnify, Resolve detail

Question 5

What is a microscope?

Answer 5

It is an instrument in which the lenses and objects are mounted along an optical path

Question 6

What is the ability to distinguish two separate points as being separate and distinct?

Answer 6

Resolution/ Resolving Power.

Question 7

Magnification is the ability to produce enlarged images of objects true or false?

Answer 7

True

Question 8

What is total magnification?

Answer 8

object magnification multiplied by eyepiece magnification.

Question 9

What acts as a source of light in a microscope?

Answer 9

The mirror

Question 10

what regulates the light intensity in a microscope?

Answer 10

Condenser

Question 11

What is the function of the fine adjustment screw?

Answer 11

For final focusing on high power

Question 12

who is the father of Protozoology?

Answer 12

Anton von Leuwenhoek

Question 13

What microscope uses cheap technique?

Answer 13

Optical/ light microscope

Question 14

what kind of image does an optical light microscope produce?

Answer 14

2D

Question 15

what kind of image does an electron microscope produce

Answer 15

2D/3D

Question 16

What is the resolution limit of an electron microscope?

Answer 16

0.002 nano meters

Question 17

What microscope only sees dead cells?

Answer 17

electron microscope

Question 18

The images in an electron microscope are in what colour?

Answer 18

Black and white

Question 19

The light microscope is also known as

Answer 19

Optical

Question 20

Name the three parts of the light microscope

Answer 20

Mechanical, Optical and lightning

Question 21

The image of a light microscope is

Answer 21

inverted, enlarged and virtual

Question 22

what controls the amount of light through the slide?

Answer 22

Diaphragm

Question 23

What part of the microscope holds the objective lense into position?

Answer 23

Resolving[triple nose piece]

Question 24

the maximum magnification of a light microscope and electro microscope are what respectively?

Answer 24

1500 nano meters and 500,000 nano meters.