Microbiology Exam 1 2026| Comprehensive Q&A
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As an objective lens of a compound a) the magnification increases
light microscope gets longer,
a) the magnification increases
b) the angle of light detected
decreases
c) the higher the resolution
d) ALL of the above
e) TWO of the above
Which of the following is a simple e) TWO of these
stain in the gram-staining
procedure?
a) idoine
b) safranin
c) crystal violet
d) ALL of these
e) TWO of these
,The process of holding cell together d) fixation
and attaching them to the
microscope slide is called
a) simple staining
b) differential staining
c) mordanization
d) fixation
e) decolorization
In microscopy, the lens or that b) condensor
focuses the illumination source at the
sample is called
a) refractive lens
b) condensor
c) objective
d) magnifier lens
e) ocular
The light microscope can resolve e) 200 nanometers
structures as close together as
a) 10 micrometers
b) 1 micrometer
c) 0.2 nanometers
d) 0.3 millimeters
e) 200 nanometers
, The electron microscope is capable b) the wavelength of the illuminating beam is much
of visualizing smaller and closer shorter than that of visible light
together structures than the light
microscope because
a) the wavelength of the illuminating
beam is much longer than that of
visible light
b) the wavelength of the illuminating
beam is much shorter than that of
visible light
c) the distance between the lens and
the specimen is greatly reduced
d) the distance between the lens and
the specimen is lengthened greatly
e) TWO of these are correct
When light changes direction as it d) refraction
passes through a lens it is called
a) interference
b) resolution
c) focusing
d) refraction
e) phase contrast
Microscopy that combines laser b) confocal microscopy
technology with fluorescence is
called
a) phase contrast microscopy
b) confocal microscopy
c) acid fast microscopy
d) polarized microscopy
e) SEM
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Terms in this set (50)
As an objective lens of a compound a) the magnification increases
light microscope gets longer,
a) the magnification increases
b) the angle of light detected
decreases
c) the higher the resolution
d) ALL of the above
e) TWO of the above
Which of the following is a simple e) TWO of these
stain in the gram-staining
procedure?
a) idoine
b) safranin
c) crystal violet
d) ALL of these
e) TWO of these
,The process of holding cell together d) fixation
and attaching them to the
microscope slide is called
a) simple staining
b) differential staining
c) mordanization
d) fixation
e) decolorization
In microscopy, the lens or that b) condensor
focuses the illumination source at the
sample is called
a) refractive lens
b) condensor
c) objective
d) magnifier lens
e) ocular
The light microscope can resolve e) 200 nanometers
structures as close together as
a) 10 micrometers
b) 1 micrometer
c) 0.2 nanometers
d) 0.3 millimeters
e) 200 nanometers
, The electron microscope is capable b) the wavelength of the illuminating beam is much
of visualizing smaller and closer shorter than that of visible light
together structures than the light
microscope because
a) the wavelength of the illuminating
beam is much longer than that of
visible light
b) the wavelength of the illuminating
beam is much shorter than that of
visible light
c) the distance between the lens and
the specimen is greatly reduced
d) the distance between the lens and
the specimen is lengthened greatly
e) TWO of these are correct
When light changes direction as it d) refraction
passes through a lens it is called
a) interference
b) resolution
c) focusing
d) refraction
e) phase contrast
Microscopy that combines laser b) confocal microscopy
technology with fluorescence is
called
a) phase contrast microscopy
b) confocal microscopy
c) acid fast microscopy
d) polarized microscopy
e) SEM
