Answer to Question #161609 in Biology for Paige

Question

1. what is one of the most important parts of a microscope?
2. What is the typical power of the eyepiece?
3. How do you carry a microscope?
4. what does the course adjustment do?
5. what does the course adjustment do?
6. what does the fine adjustment do?
7. what are the objective lenses?
8. what is the stage?

Answer 1

1. Objective lenses.
2. The typical power is 10x or 15x.
3. When moving your microscope, always carry it with both hands holding the base and arm.
4. The coarse adjustment knob focuses the image under low power.
5. The coarse adjustment knob focuses the image under low power.
6. The fine adjustment knob sharpens the image under all power.
7. The objective lense is a high-powered magnifying glass, with a very short focal length. The most common objective lenses are 4x, 10x, 40x, and 100x.
8. A stage is an area where the specimen is placed for observation.