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The increase in apparent size of the object being viewed to a reasonable size is called………..
a) separation               
b) magnification
c) resolution               
d) enlargement

b

With a light microscope, a specimen could quite easily magnified by as much as……….times.
a) 100                         
b) 1000
c) 10,000                                
d) 100,000

c

The compound light microscope can be used to observe……..
a) ribosomes, bacteria cell organelles and RBCs
b) bacteria, cell organelles and RBCs
c) viruses, bacteria, cell organelles and RBCs
d) all of these

b

What is the condenser on a light microscope used for?
a) to diffuse the light source              
b) to focus the light source
c) to provide the light source             
d) to control the light source

b

The magnification power of transmission electron microscope (TEM) is…..
a) 1000 times              
b) 10000 times
c) 100,000 times         
d) 1,000,000 times

d

Which of these objectives should be used to first view the specimen?
a) X4  
b) X40
c) X10
d) X100

a

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