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Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Lab Techniques
To what power would a microscope magnify an object if the 10x low-power objective were in place and the microscope has a standard eyepiece?
10x
1000x
1x
10000x
100x
100x
The occular, or eye piece, has a magnification power of 10x. If the 10x low-power objective were in place, the magnification would be multiplicative.
Example Question #1 : Microscopy
Which term is used to describe the smallest structure that can be seen by a light microscope?
Resolving power
Visual acuity
Index of refraction
Optical transmission
Optotype
Resolving power
Optical transmission is the amount of light that passes through a laboratory specimen. It can be used to measure the concentration of components in the specimen. Optotype is the variable-sized type used in testing visual acuity. Visual acuity is a measure of the resolving power of the eye; the smallest type that can be seen at a distance. The index of refraction is defined as the speed of light in a vacuum divided by the speed of light in a medium.
The resolving power of a light microscope is the smallest structure that can be seen, approximately 1 micrometer (a millionth of a meter) by the microscope.
Example Question #1 : Lab Techniques
When using a light microscope, the light waves that pass through or bounce off of a specimen are focused and magnified by which of the following?
Fine focus
Iris
Occulars
Lens
Diaphgram
Lens
Light microscopes use lenses that range from 4x to 100x, are made of glass, and focus and magnify light rays.
The diaphragm regulates the amount of light that passes through an object being magnified. The iris controls the diameter of the beam of light entering the lens. The fine focus is used to move the objectives (lenses) to view objects clearly. The occulars are the lenses that one would look into to view the object.
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