Chapter 3 - Microbiology Lab Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Name the parts of the Compound Light Microscope: Eye piece, Objective, Stage, Light
Control, Base, Focus - ✔✔
Dark-field Microscope - ✔✔used when the microbes are not visible with the use of the
light microscope;
when microbes cannot be stained;
when microbes would be distorted by staining
Phase-Contrast Microscope - ✔✔allows detailed visualization of the internal structures
in living microbes
Fluorescence Microscope - ✔✔Immunofluorescence;
detecting bacteria and other pathogens within cells and tissues;
Dx of rabies and Syphilis
Electron Microscope - ✔✔ability to visualize viruses, the internal structure of cells, and
other objects smaller than 0.2 um;
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Name the parts of the Compound Light Microscope: Eye piece, Objective, Stage, Light
Control, Base, Focus - ✔✔
Dark-field Microscope - ✔✔used when the microbes are not visible with the use of the
light microscope;
when microbes cannot be stained;
when microbes would be distorted by staining
Phase-Contrast Microscope - ✔✔allows detailed visualization of the internal structures
in living microbes
Fluorescence Microscope - ✔✔Immunofluorescence;
detecting bacteria and other pathogens within cells and tissues;
Dx of rabies and Syphilis
Electron Microscope - ✔✔ability to visualize viruses, the internal structure of cells, and
other objects smaller than 0.2 um;
Katelyn Whitman, All Rights Reserved © 2025 1
