Science 8
Mr. Ashbridge
Section 1.1 Quiz
1.
Name: ________________________
The word "microbe" comes from a Greek word meaning
a.
b.
c.
d.
2.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a living thing?
a.
b.
c.
d.
3.
little invader.
small life.
microphone.
bacteria.
Living things maintain a constant temperature.
Living things reproduce.
Living things respond to their environment.
Living things must get rid of wastes.
A cat playfully swats at a rubber hose that is dangled in front of it.
To the cat, the dangling rubber hose can be considered
a.
b.
c.
d.
an environment.
a condition.
a stimulus.
a response.
4.
Use the following information and image to answer the next 2 questions.
Most microscopes are equipped with multiple lenses.
The lenses shown in the photo are known as
a.
b.
c.
d.
5.
All the lenses shown in the photo are part of a structure of the microscope known as the
a.
b.
c.
d.
6.
objective lenses.
eyepiece lenses.
projection lenses.
power lenses.
arm.
revolving nosepiece.
rotating lenspiece.
stage.
Due to the arrangement of lenses in a compound microscope, an image appears in a particular
way.
If a capital letter "G" were placed under the microscope, which of the images above correctly
represents how it will appear when looking through the microscope?
a.
b.
c.
d.
7.
Image A
Image D
Image C
Image B
The total magnification of the microscope is obtained by
a.
b.
c.
d.
multiplying the power of the objective lens by the power of the eyepiece
lens.
multiplying the power of the objective lenses together.
dividing the power of the objective lens by the power of the eyepiece lens.
dividing the power high power objective lens by the power of the low power
objective lens.
8.
A photo of a swan is taken at different resolutions.
Which of the photos of the swan has the lowest resolution?
a.
b.
c.
d.
9.
Photo D
Photo C
Photo A
Photo B
What is best used as an adjustment on a microscope to bring a specimen into focus at high power?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Objective lens
Eyepiece
Fine focus knob
Coarse focus knob
10. The appropriate way to carry a microscope is with
a.
b.
c.
d.
one hand on the base, one hand on the eyepiece.
two hands on the arm.
two hands on the base.
one hand on the arm; one hand on the base.