Microscope Jeopardy Jeopardy Template

Microscope Parts	Microns and Focusing	Steps to Using A Microscope	Miscellaneous	Measuring/ Protists
100 Eyepiece What is the tool you look through to see the specimen?	100 4,000 How many microns are shown on low power?	100 What power do you use first? Low power	100 Did anyone laugh at Anton van Leeuwenhoek? Yes	100 If an image of a blepharisma is about half way across the microscope at high power, how large is it? 250 microns
200 Base or Foot What is the bottom of the microscope, keeping it from toppling over?	200 How many microns are shown on medium power? 2,000	200 What should you do before switching to high power? Center it	200 What tool do you use to define a specimen? Dichotomous Key	200 What protist is worm-like and visible to the naked eye? Spirostomum
300 Coarse adjustment knob and fine adjustment knob What are the two knobs found on the arm of the microscope and are used to focus on the specimen?	300 How many microns are shown on high power? 500	300 What must you never do while on high power? Move the slide	300 What tool is used while examining objects closely? Microscope	300 If an image of a volvox is about a three quarters way across the microscope at medium power, how large is it? 750
400 Low, Medium, and High What are the three powers of the lenses on the microscope?	400 When using low and medium power, what knob is used to focus? Coarse adjustment knob	400 When the slide is moved up and to the right, what direction does it appear to be going through the microscope? Down and to the left	400 Who invented the first microscope? Anton van Leeuwenhoek (Ant on van leaving hook)	400 What protist has pseudopods and no definite shape? Amoeba
500 Diaphragm What is the part of the microscope that controls how much light is seen?	500 When using high power, what knob is used to focus? Fine adjustment knob	500 What diaphragm setting (in the form of a number) gives you the least light? 1	500 When was Anton van Leeuwenhoek born? 1632	500 What two protists are partially plant? Volvox and Euglena

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