OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank- Chapter 2: How We See the Invisible World

OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank- Chapter 2: How We See the Invisible World 1. Which term is used to refer to a wave’s rate of vibration? A. amplitude B. frequency* C. trough D. wavelength Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: N/A 2. On the figure, which letter represents a refracted ray of light? A. A B. B C. C D. D* Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: N/A 3. On the electromagnetic spectrum, which type of wave has the shortest wavelength? A. cosmic ray* B. infrared ray C. ultraviolet ray D. visible light Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: N/A 4. Dyes are often used during microscopy to increase which of the following? A. contrast* B. magnification Page 1 of 17 STUDYCLOCK EXAM REVIEW OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 2: How We See the Invisible World C. motility D. resolution Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 32 5. Which of the following was the first to use the term “cells”? A. Robert Hooke* B. Robert Koch C. Carolus Linnaeus D. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: N/A 6. Which of the following is the typical magnification of an object viewed using a 10× ocular lens and a 100× objective lens on a brightfield microscope? A. 1× B. 10× C. 100× D. 1000×* Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: 32 7. Most modern microscopes have two eyepieces, meaning that they are which of the following? A. binocular* B. monocular C. oil immersion D. trinocular Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 32 8. An annular stop is used for which type of microscopy? A. confocal B. darkfield C. fluorescence D. phase contrast* Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 32 9. Which of the following is the specific name for a stain that colors the background but not the specimen? Page 2 of 17 OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 2: How We See the Invisible World A. acid-fast stain B. counterstain C. differential stain D. negative stain* Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 32 10. Which type of microscopy would work best for viewing internal cell structures? A. atomic force microscopy B. scanning electron microscopy C. scanning tunneling microscopy D. transmission electron microscopy* Difficulty: Moderate ASM Standard: 32 11. The Gram-staining procedure is best described as which of the following? A. complex staining B. differential staining* C. negative staining D. simple staining Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 32 12. When there is a substantial difference in refractive index between two materials, which of the following describes what will happen to light passing from one material to the other? A. It will fail to be refracted. B. It will undergo a large amount of refraction.* C. It will undergo a small amoun