Exam 4: Microscopy and Staining

Which is a false statement about light microscopy

Which of the following statements about preparing a light microscope specimen is false

To calculate the total magnification of a light microscope you must know the magnification of the _____ lenses.

Bacteria capsules can best be visualized by _______ staining.

During microscopic observation of a specimen,the amount of light that is allowed to pass through the specimen is controlled by the:

In a properly executed Gram stain,Gram positive organisms appear ________ while Gram negative organisms appear ________.

Transmission electron microscopes have a maximum magnification of _____.

The advent of the electron microscope allowed ________ to be viewed for the first time.

The image of this fungus was taken using a:

Ultraviolet light is a key component of:

In a Gram stain,the mordant is _____.

This structure converges the light beams so they pass through the specimen.

If the step involving iodine were left out of a Gram stain,which of the following would best describe the results

A compound light microscope can generally see objects as no smaller than a _____.

When light rays pass into an object but do not emerge,________ has taken place.

The total magnification of a specimen being viewed with a 10X ocular lens and a 40X objective lens is _____.

When light bends as it passes through an object,________,of the light has occurred.

The lens closest to your eyes during a microscopic examination is the _____.

The technique that involves the evaporation of water from a frozen and fractured specimen is called:

Which type of staining results in a clear object being viewed against a dark background