9. Microscopes

What is the purpose of the condenser on a light microscope?

What is the most common type of light microscope? And how does it work?

What is the major drawback to bright-field microscopes?

The knobs used for focusing the image on a compound light microscope are the:

Which part of a compound microscope has the shutter that focuses & controls the amount of light?

Classify the following as bright field, dark field, phase contrast, or differential interference contrast (DIC).

a. Sample must be stained or have its own coloration to be seen:

b. Specimen is illuminated with polarized light:

c. Generates a falsely three-dimensional image:

d. The simplest and most common form of light microscopy:

e. Generates a negative image using a hollow cone of light:

f. Generates a negative image in which light shifts are converted into visible changes in brightness and contrast:

The two magnifying lenses found in a light microscope are the: