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Analytical Plant Anatomy

Multiple Choice Quiz



1

Liquid nitrogen is a poor freezing agent for microscopy since it:
A)is not colder than ice of water.
B)readily forms a vapor upon contact with warm substances.
C)has a high temperature range between its freezing and boiling points.
D)freezes too rapidly.
E)does not form ice crystals.
2

A radiograph utilizes an internal radiation source.
A)True
B)False
3

Delesse conceived that the area of a substance within a larger area is equivalent to the ____ within a larger volume.
A)surface density
B)absolute area
C)relative area
D)volume
E)mass
4

Continuous X-rays indicate:
A)mass of a specimen bombarded with an electron beam.
B)elemental composition.
C)fluorescence.
D)compound composition.
E)specific X-ray photons of a given substance.
5

Markers for enzyme activity viewed with electron microscopy are always:
A)fluorescence signals.
B)photographic grains.
C)precipitates.
D)specific colors.
E)electron transparent.
6

A liquid photographic emulsion is used for electron microscopy autoradiography.
A)True
B)False
7

The quantification of structure from sectional planes is termed:
A)reconstruction.
B)physical preservation.
C)microanalysis.
D)localization.
E)morphometry.
8

A K-alpha X-ray is generated by loss of energy of an electron from:
A)a K shell.
B)an L shell.
C)an M shell.
D)an N shell.
E)the nucleus.
9

In energy-dispersive X-ray microanalysis, the background radiation is formed from:
A)characteristic X-rays.
B)continuous X-rays.
C)electron beam electrons.
D)chemical interactions.
E)visible light photons.
10

Water films frozen so quickly that they do not become crystalline are said to be:
A)surface tension.
B)cubic.
C)vitreous.
D)sectioned.
E)fractured.