Microscopy - What it is
This lesson covers:
- How light microscopes work
- What the terms 'object', 'image', 'magnification', and 'resolution' mean

Which part of the microscope is highlighted on the diagram above?
Eyepiece lens
Base
Stage
Microscope slide
Objective lenses
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Which part of the microscope is highlighted on the diagram above?
Eyepiece lens
Microscope slide
Stage
Base
Objective lenses
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If you place a human hair on a microscope slide, and look at it under a microscope, is the hair itself considered the object or the image?
Object
Image
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If you look at cheek cells under a microscope, are the shapes that you see when looking down the microscope the object or the image?
Image
Object
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Which part of the microscope is highlighted on the diagram above?
Objective lenses
Eyepiece lens
Microscope slide
Stage
Base
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A microscope is designed to small objects so that they appear larger.
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When using microscopes, a more detailed image is said to have a higher _____________.
resolution
object
image
magnification
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What is the definition of magnification?
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Which part of the microscope is highlighted on the diagram above?
Base
Stage
Eyepiece lens
Microscope slide
Objective lenses
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What is the pathway of light through a microscope?
Light source ➔ ➔ microscope slide ➔ ➔ lens ➔ body tube ➔ lens ➔ eye
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Which part of the microscope is highlighted on the diagram above?
Eyepiece lens
Stage
Objective lenses
Microscope slide
Base
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