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1. The word "microbe" comes from a Greek word meaning

   1.   ?    small life.
   2.   ?    microphone.
   3.   ?    little invader.
   4.   ?    bacteria.

2. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a living thing?

   1.   ?    Living things maintain a constant temperature.
   2.   ?    Living things reproduce.
   3.   ?    Living things respond to their environment.
   4.   ?    Living things must get rid of wastes.

3. 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
   

   1.   ?    a stimulus.
   2.   ?    a response.
   3.   ?    an environment.
   4.   ?    a condition.

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
   

   1.   ?    objective lenses.
   2.   ?    eyepiece lenses.
   3.   ?    projection lenses.
   4.   ?    power lenses.

5. All the lenses shown in the photo are part of a structure of the microscope known as the

   1.   ?    revolving nosepiece.
   2.   ?    stage.
   3.   ?    arm.
   4.   ?    rotating lenspiece.

6. 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?
   

   1.   ?    Image C
   2.   ?    Image A
   3.   ?    Image D
   4.   ?    Image B

7. The total magnification of the microscope is obtained by

   1.   ?    multiplying the power of the objective lens by the power of the eyepiece lens.
   2.   ?    dividing the power of the objective lens by the power of the eyepiece lens.
   3.   ?    multiplying the power of the objective lenses together.
   4.   ?    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?
   

   1.   ?    Photo D
   2.   ?    Photo A
   3.   ?    Photo B
   4.   ?    Photo C

9. What is best used as an adjustment on a microscope to bring a specimen into focus at high power?

   1.   ?    Fine focus knob
   2.   ?    Coarse focus knob
   3.   ?    Eyepiece
   4.   ?    Objective lens

10. The appropriate way to carry a microscope is with

    1.   ?    one hand on the arm; one hand on the base.
    2.   ?    two hands on the arm.
    3.   ?    two hands on the base.
    4.   ?    one hand on the base, one hand on the eyepiece.