Multiple Choice
Samples for a compound light microscope are typically prepared on _______.
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Introduction to Microscopes
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Which of the following components of a light microscope are considered magnifying lenses?
A
Condenser
B
Stage
C
Eyepiece (ocular lens)
D
Objective lens
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Understand that a light microscope uses multiple lenses to magnify the image of a specimen.
Identify the components of the microscope that are lenses: the eyepiece (ocular lens) and the objective lens.
Recognize that the condenser is a lens system but its primary function is to focus light onto the specimen, not to magnify the image.
Note that the stage is a platform to hold the slide and does not have any magnifying properties.
Conclude that the magnifying lenses in a light microscope are the eyepiece (ocular lens) and the objective lens.
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