Review 2026 Exam Questions
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metric: what is mass measured in? - ANSWER ✔✔grams
metric: what is volume measured in? - ANSWER ✔✔liters
metric: what is length measured in? - ANSWER ✔✔meters
multiples - ANSWER ✔✔units larger than the base unit (ex. kilogram)
-1,000 grams = 10^3 grams = 1 kg
,submultiples - ANSWER ✔✔units smaller than base unit (ex.
centimeter)
-1 liter = 1,000 mL = 1,000,000 uL
ocular lenses - ANSWER ✔✔eye pieces used to view the magnified
image from the slide
revolving nosepiece - ANSWER ✔✔holds and turns the objectives
into viewing position
objective lens - ANSWER ✔✔the lens on a light microscope that is
closest to the stage.
stage - ANSWER ✔✔supports the slide being observed
light source / base - ANSWER ✔✔provides light and supports the
microscope
light intensity - ANSWER ✔✔the level of light received on a plant
surface
stage controls - ANSWER ✔✔helps adjust where the slide goes (up,
down, left, right)
,coarse focus - ANSWER ✔✔knob that allows you to make major
focusing adjustments (large knob)
fine focus - ANSWER ✔✔knob that allows you to make fine focusing
adjustments. (small knob)
how to focus a microscope - ANSWER ✔✔-start with the stage all the
way down & with the lowest power objective lens (4x) & medium
brightness
-place slide on stage
-turn coarse knob so the stage moves upward. move the stage as far
upwards as it will go making sure the slide doesn't touch the objective
lens
-looking through the ocular lens, use the coarse focus to slowly move
the stage down until the image comes into focus. adjust light intensity if
necessary.
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, -refine focus with fine focus knob. make ocular adjustments. center
specimen.
-change to a higher power objective. adjust focus turning the fine focus
knob only
total magnification calculation - ANSWER ✔✔total magnification =
ocular x objective
field diameter calculation - ANSWER ✔✔(known field diameter)(initial
mag.) = (unknown field diameter)(final mag.)
molarity - ANSWER ✔✔molarity = moles / liters
formula weight - ANSWER ✔✔the mass of one mol of a compound
molar mass - ANSWER ✔✔the mass of one mole of a pure
substance
serological pipet - ANSWER ✔✔Used to transfer milliliter volumes of
liquid, from less than 1 mL to up to 50 mL
micropipet - ANSWER ✔✔an instrument used to measure very tiny
volumes, usually less than a milliliter