Microscope Flashcards
Who perfected the design of the simple microscope?
Anton Van Leuwenhoek
Who is the father of microbiology?
Anton Van Leuwenhoek
What kind of Microscope is bigger and more expensive?
Electron Microscope.
The quality of a microscope is based on it’s ability to perform two specific tasks, name them
Magnify, Resolve detail
What is a microscope?
It is an instrument in which the lenses and objects are mounted along an optical path
What is the ability to distinguish two separate points as being separate and distinct?
Resolution/ Resolving Power.
Magnification is the ability to produce enlarged images of objects true or false?
True
What is total magnification?
object magnification multiplied by eyepiece magnification.
What acts as a source of light in a microscope?
The mirror
what regulates the light intensity in a microscope?
Condenser
What is the function of the fine adjustment screw?
For final focusing on high power
who is the father of Protozoology?
Anton von Leuwenhoek
What microscope uses cheap technique?
Optical/ light microscope
what kind of image does an optical light microscope produce?
2D
what kind of image does an electron microscope produce
2D/3D
What is the resolution limit of an electron microscope?
0.002 nano meters
What microscope only sees dead cells?
electron microscope
The images in an electron microscope are in what colour?
Black and white
The light microscope is also known as
Optical
Name the three parts of the light microscope
Mechanical, Optical and lightning
The image of a light microscope is
inverted, enlarged and virtual
what controls the amount of light through the slide?
Diaphragm
What part of the microscope holds the objective lense into position?
Resolving[triple nose piece]
the maximum magnification of a light microscope and electro microscope are what respectively?
1500 nano meters and 500,000 nano meters.
