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Laboratory Exercise 1
I. Objective: To become familiar with the major parts and uses of a compound microscope.
II. Materials: Compound microscope, ruler, drawing pencil, eraser, botany books as reference, e-
books
III. Procedure: Using diagrammatic drawing of compound microscope, draw and label the parts of
a compound microscope.
Drawing:
1. What particular objective should be used when a general view of the specimen is to be
studied?
2. In connection with numbers 2, 3, and 4, what part of the microscope is referred to:
2) concentrates the light ___________________
3) reflects the light ___________________
4) regulates the amount of light ____________________
5) Type of microscope with one lens system optical instrument _____________________
B. Classify the following parts of a monocular microscope into mechanical, illuminating, and
magnifying. Put Mc before the part if it is mechanical, Il if it is illuminating and Mg if magnifying.
_____3. Mirror