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Microscope & Cell Structure Sample Quiz
1. Match each choice to the information below. Each may be used more than once.
a. contrast
b. resolution
c. magnification
____ can be improved by staining or manipulation of light
____ how far apart two object have to be to be seen as two separate things
____ increases the apparent size of the object
____ limits the useable magnification of a light microscope
2. If the objective lens on your microscope is set at a magnification of 4X, what is the total magnification of the image you are viewing? _________
3. If the reticle calibration on your microscope is 9 reticle divisions per mm when the objective power is set to 10X, what is the reticle calibration of your microscope when the objective power is set to 40X? __________
4. Structures that are clearly visible when cells are viewed with a light microscope at 400xTM include:
a. nucleus and chloroplasts
b. chloroplasts and mitochondria
c. mitochondria
d. chloroplasts and membranes
5. Please draw how the letter “d” would appear when viewed through the microscope:
6. The outer boundary of an animal cell is called the (choose the best answer):
a. nuclear membrane
b. plasma membrane
c. eukaryotic
d. chloroplast
7. [Eukaryotic / Prokaryotic] (circle one) cells are smaller, simpler and more primitive.
8. An example of a eukaryotic cell is (choose the best answer):
a. bacteria
b. onion cell
c. cheek cell
d. b & c
e. a & b
8. If the objective lens on your microscope is set at a magnification of 4x (scanning power), what is the total magnification of the image you are viewing? _________
9. An example of a prokaryotic cell is (choose the best answer):
a. bacteria
b. onion cell
c. cheek cell
d. b & c
e. a & b
10. The ocular lens of a compound microscope magnifies objects:
a. 100x
b. 1000x
c. 10x
d. 40x
11. Name the 2 parts of a microscope that you must hold when moving the microscope from one location to another: a. _____________________ b. _____________________
12. Name one way, when viewing an object with the compound microscope, that you can increase contrast to allow you to see an object better:
13. Name two structures of a plant cell that are not found in animals cells:
a. ___________________
b. ____________________
14. Name one structure that you could see in a eukaryotic cell that you viewed: _________________
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