If an objective magnifies 40× and each binocular lens magnifies 15×, the total magnification of the object being viewed is ________.

A nanometer is _______ than a micrometer.

a. 10 times larger

b. 10 times smaller

c. 1000 times larger

d. 1000 times smaller

Resolution is best described as the ____________.

a. Ability to view something that is small

b. Ability to magnify a specimen

c. Ability to distinguish between two adjacent objects

d. Difference between two waves of electromagnetic radiation

Curved glass lenses _______light.

a. Refract

b. Bend

c. Magnify

d. Both a and b

Which of the following factors is important in making an image appear larger?

a. Thickness of the lens

b. Curvature of the lens

c. Speed of the light passing through the lens

d. All of the above

Immersion oil ________(increases/decreases) the numerical aperture, which ________(increases/decreases) resolution because _______(more/fewer) light rays are involved.

________ refers to differences in intensity between two objects.

Critique the following definition of magnification given by a student on a microbiology test: “Magnification makes things bigger.”

The resolving power of a microscope is described as the ability of the microscope to: