| Question | Answer |
| The light passes directly upward through the microscope | substage light or mirror |
| The platform the slide rests on while being viewed. | stage |
| What holds the slide in position for viewing? | mechanical stage |
| Small substage lens that concentrates light on the specimen. | Condenser |
| Used to focus on the specimen. | Coarse adjustment knob |
| Used for precise focusing once coarse focusing has been completed. | Fine adjustment knob |
| Use for low-to-high power lens and have different magnifying and resolving powers. | Objective lens |
| The objective lens magnifies the specimen to produce a _______ that is projected to the ocular, which is magnified by the ocular lens to produce the _______ seen by your eye. | real image, virtual image |
| Define total magnification. | ocular lens X objective lens |
| What is determined by the amount and physical properties of the visible light that enters the microscope? | resolution or resolving power |
| What is the proper way to hold a microscrope? | one hand on its arm and the other supporting its base |
| Can you use any lens paper to clean the lenses? T or F | F, only special grit-free lens paper |
