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1What two types of light microscopes will you be using today?


2What is the function of a light microscope?


3The ability to distinguish two points that are close together is called .


4 is the amount of difference between the lightest and darkest parts of an image.


5What is the function of the ocular?


6What is the function of the condenser lens?


7What is the function of the condenser iris diaphragm?


8What is the function of the objective?


9What is the total magnification when using a 10x objective and a 10x ocular?


10Most light microscopes are ________, meaning that the image will remain nearly focused when changing objectives.
A)parfocal
B)paracentered
C)perifocal
D)pericentered


11List three rules of microscope care.


12When viewed with a microscope, the size of specimen can be measured with the aid of a micrometer.
A)True
B)False


13Define field-of-view.


14What is the area of the field-of-view if the diameter of the field-of-view is four millimeters?


15Define depth of field.


16How do you make a wet mount?


17When would it be advantageous to use a dissection microscope?
A)when viewing specimens that are opaque
B)when viewing specimens that are too large to see with a compound microscope
C)when a larger working distance is required
D)all of the above


18A dissecting scope provides a three-dimensional image with a smaller depth of field than a compound microscope.
A)True
B)False





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