Biology 101 Microscope Quiz questions with
correct answers 2026
Whatvisvthevbasicvtoolvthatvmanyvbiologistsvuse?v-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-Avmicroscope
Whovisvthevfathervofvmicroscopy?v-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-AntonvvanvLeeuwenhoek
WhatvdidvAntonvvanvLeeuwenhoekvdo?v-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-
Hevwasvthevfirstvpersonvtovbuildvandvusevthevsingle-lensvmicroscope
Compoundvmicroscopev-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-avlightvmicroscopevthatvusesvavtwo-lensvsystem
Thevthreevmostvcommonvtypesvofvmicroscopesv-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-
Stereomicroscope,vcompoundvmicroscope,vandvthevelectronvmicroscope
Ocularvlensv-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-Eyepiecevofvavmicroscope
What'svthevmostvcommonvmagnificationvofvanvocularvlens?v-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-10x
Basevofvavmicroscopev-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-
thevsupportivevflatvsurfacevofvthevmicroscopevthatvrestsvonvthevtable
nosepiecevofvmicroscopev-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-rotatesvthevobjectivevlens
Objectivevlensesv-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-
thesevarevfoundvonvthevnosepiecevandveachvhasvavdifferentvmagnification
, Scanningv-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-
4x,visvthevshortestvofvthevobjectivevlensesvandvisvusedvtovscanvthevwholevslide
Lowvpowerv-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-
10x,visvlongervthanvscanningvandvisvusedvtovviewvobjectsvinvgreatervdetail
Highvpowerv-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-40x,visvusedvtovviewvanvobjectvinvevenvgreatervdetail
Oilvimmersionv-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-
100x,visvusedvinvconjunctionvwithvimmersionvoilvtovviewvobjectsvwithvthevgreatestvmagnification
Coarsevandvadjustmentvknobv-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-
Twovknobsvthatvmovevthevbodyvtubevtovfocusvthevimagev(shouldvonlyvbevusedvwithv4xvorv10xvtovavo
idvhittingvthevslide
Finevadjustmentvknobv-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-
Twovknobsvthatvarevusuallyvlocatedvinvthevcentervofveachvcoarsevadjustmentvknobvandvraise/lowerv
thevstagevinvveryvsmallvincrements
Condenserv-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-focusesvlightvonvspecimen
Irisvdiaphragmvleverv-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-
controlsvthevamountvofvlightvpassingvthroughvthevcondenser
Lightvsource/vsubstagevlightv-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-
Thevlightvinvthevbasevthatvilluminatesvthevspecimenv(mayvbevreplacedvwithvavmirrorvinvsomevcasesv
andvwillvneedvanvexternalvlightvsource)
correct answers 2026
Whatvisvthevbasicvtoolvthatvmanyvbiologistsvuse?v-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-Avmicroscope
Whovisvthevfathervofvmicroscopy?v-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-AntonvvanvLeeuwenhoek
WhatvdidvAntonvvanvLeeuwenhoekvdo?v-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-
Hevwasvthevfirstvpersonvtovbuildvandvusevthevsingle-lensvmicroscope
Compoundvmicroscopev-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-avlightvmicroscopevthatvusesvavtwo-lensvsystem
Thevthreevmostvcommonvtypesvofvmicroscopesv-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-
Stereomicroscope,vcompoundvmicroscope,vandvthevelectronvmicroscope
Ocularvlensv-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-Eyepiecevofvavmicroscope
What'svthevmostvcommonvmagnificationvofvanvocularvlens?v-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-10x
Basevofvavmicroscopev-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-
thevsupportivevflatvsurfacevofvthevmicroscopevthatvrestsvonvthevtable
nosepiecevofvmicroscopev-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-rotatesvthevobjectivevlens
Objectivevlensesv-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-
thesevarevfoundvonvthevnosepiecevandveachvhasvavdifferentvmagnification
, Scanningv-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-
4x,visvthevshortestvofvthevobjectivevlensesvandvisvusedvtovscanvthevwholevslide
Lowvpowerv-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-
10x,visvlongervthanvscanningvandvisvusedvtovviewvobjectsvinvgreatervdetail
Highvpowerv-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-40x,visvusedvtovviewvanvobjectvinvevenvgreatervdetail
Oilvimmersionv-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-
100x,visvusedvinvconjunctionvwithvimmersionvoilvtovviewvobjectsvwithvthevgreatestvmagnification
Coarsevandvadjustmentvknobv-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-
Twovknobsvthatvmovevthevbodyvtubevtovfocusvthevimagev(shouldvonlyvbevusedvwithv4xvorv10xvtovavo
idvhittingvthevslide
Finevadjustmentvknobv-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-
Twovknobsvthatvarevusuallyvlocatedvinvthevcentervofveachvcoarsevadjustmentvknobvandvraise/lowerv
thevstagevinvveryvsmallvincrements
Condenserv-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-focusesvlightvonvspecimen
Irisvdiaphragmvleverv-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-
controlsvthevamountvofvlightvpassingvthroughvthevcondenser
Lightvsource/vsubstagevlightv-vCORRECTvANSWERSv-
Thevlightvinvthevbasevthatvilluminatesvthevspecimenv(mayvbevreplacedvwithvavmirrorvinvsomevcasesv
andvwillvneedvanvexternalvlightvsource)
