Mildly Mar vellous Microscope Questions:

Quick Fire Questions

Q1 What are microscopes used for?
Q2 What does the eyepiece lens on a microscope do?
Q3 Why does a microscope have more than one objective lens?
Practice Questions
Q1 Tina is investigating animal cells. She takes a sample of cells from the inside
of her cheek with a sterile wooden scraper. She wipes the scraper onto a clean
glass slide. She then adds a dye, and carefully places a cover slip over the cells.
(a) (i) Suggest why Tina adds dye to the cells.

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(ii) What is the function of the cover slip?

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(b) Tina places the slide on the microscope.
The diagram on the right shows the microscope she used.
(i) Which letter on the diagram shows where
Tina places the slide?

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(ii) Tina turns the focusing knob to adjust the image.

Which letter on the diagram shows a focusing knob?

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(iii) How will Tina light up her slide so that she can see it?

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eyepiece

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(iv) Suggest one thing Tina should do to make sure she’s using the microscope safely.

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(c) The glass that Tina’s slide is made from is transparent (see-through).
Suggest why this is important.

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Section 1 — Cells and Respiration