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Parts of The Standard Light Microscope: Performance Task No.1 (Q2)

The document describes the parts of a standard light microscope and their functions. It identifies the following key parts: - The base and arm which support the microscope. The coarse adjustment knob is used to focus on specimens except at high power. - The body tube, stage, objectives, eyepiece, and diaphragm which work together to illuminate and magnify specimens. The fine adjustment knob is used for high power focusing. - Objectives come in 4x, 10x, and 40x powers. Total magnification is the product of objective and eyepiece powers. The rotating nosepiece switches between objectives.

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Parts of The Standard Light Microscope: Performance Task No.1 (Q2)

The document describes the parts of a standard light microscope and their functions. It identifies the following key parts: - The base and arm which support the microscope. The coarse adjustment knob is used to focus on specimens except at high power. - The body tube, stage, objectives, eyepiece, and diaphragm which work together to illuminate and magnify specimens. The fine adjustment knob is used for high power focusing. - Objectives come in 4x, 10x, and 40x powers. Total magnification is the product of objective and eyepiece powers. The rotating nosepiece switches between objectives.

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PARTS OF THE STANDARD LIGHT

MICROSCOPE
Performance Task No.1 (Q2)
Most Essential Learning Competency:
Identify parts of the microscope and their functions. (S7LT-IIa-1)

Direction: Read the paragraph below and answer the guide questions. Color the parts of the
standard light microscope

The base (L) and arm (G) are usually one single piece of cast metal. The arm is the correct place to grip the microscope
when carrying it while supporting the base with the palm of your other hand. Color the arm (G) green and the base (L) red. The
body tube (C) allows the light to pass upward to where the user’s eye is. A lens inside the eyepiece (A) usually has a
magnification of 10x. Color the body tube (C) brown and the ocular lens (A) orange.
The stage (I) is the platform that supports the specimen to be observed. The stage has a hole in its center to allow light to
pass through, so specimens must be positioned over the top of this hole. Color the stage (I) blue. Stage clips (J) on the stage can
hold the slides in place. Color the stage clips (J) gray.
Light microscopes use either a bulb or a mirror (M) as their light source. Color the light source (M) yellow. The switch
for this light is usually found on the base of the microscope, and sometimes on the power cord. You can control how much light
goes through the specimen by adjusting the diaphragm (K). Color the diaphragm (K) light green.
After the light has passed through the specimen, it enters the objective lens. The shortest of the three
objectives is the scanning-power objective lens (N), and has a power of 4X. Color the 4x objective (N) black. The second
objective is the low-power objective (F), which usually has a magnification of 10 times (10x). Color the low-power objective
(F) purple. The high-power objective lens (H) has a magnification of 40x. Color the high-power objective (H) red.
The total magnification obtained is the product of the eyepiece times that of the objective lens. You can easily switch
objectives by turning the rotating nosepiece (E). Color the nosepiece (E) blue green. The coarse adjustment knob (B) is the
larger on your microscope. You will use this primarily to focus on your specimen. DO NOT USE THE COARSE ADJUSTMENT
KNOB ON HIGH POWER (40X), it will crack your slide. Color this knob (B) pink. The fine adjustment knob (D) is also for
focusing when using the high-power objective. Color this knob (D) tan.

Guide Questions:

1. What two structures on the microscope will you use to focus on your specimen?
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2. Why should you never use the coarse adjustment knob on high power?
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3. When do you use the fine adjustment knob?


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4. Our microscopes have three objectives. What are their powers?


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5. What is the magnification of the ocular lens?


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6. What is the shortest objective called?


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7. How do you switch objectives?


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8. Which structure controls how much light passes through the specimen?
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9. How should you carry the microscope?


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10. How can you prevent your slide from slipping on the stage?
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