Multiple Choice on Different Types of Microscope
1
1. Which among the following microscopes uses light as the source
of illumination?
a) Stereomicroscope
b) Electron
microscope
c) SEM
d) TEM
2. Which of the following microscope is best suited for observing
live specimens without staining?
a) Compound microscope
b) Phase contrast
microscope
c) SEM
d) TEM
3. If you want to assess the mass of the cell wall of
bacteria, which microscope is best suited for that?
a) Stereomicroscope
b) Confocal
microscope
c) Interference microscope
d) Fluorescence
microscope
4. All the following statements regarding compound microscope is
true except
a) Many lenses are used in
compound microscope
b) Light is the source of
illumination
c) An oil immersion lens
increases magnification but decreases resolution
d) Magnification is the
product of the magnifications of objective and ocular lenses
5. Which of the following microscope is best for observing
colorless cells?
a) Bright field microscope
b) Dark field microscope
c) Simple microscope
d) None of these
6. Which of the following microscope is best suited for
studying biofilms?
a) Fluorescence microscope
b) Confocal microscope
c) Interference
microscope
d) Bright filed
microscope
7. Of the following microscopes, one is specifically useful for
identifying pathogens using fluorescent labelled antibodies?
a)Fluorescence microscope
b)Confocal microscope
c)SEM
d) Phase Contrast
Microscope
8. Which of the following microscope is best suited for studying
ultrastructure of cells?
a) SEM
b) TEM
c) Confocal microscope
d) Interference microscope
9. Which microscope is best suited for studying surface details of
bacteria and viruses?
a)
SEM
b)
Bright field microscope
c)
Confocal microscope
d)
TEM
10. Which of the following microscope has the maximum
magnification and resolution?
a)
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
b)
Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)
c)
Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)
d)
Confocal microscope
11. Which of the following are called probe microscopes
that uses electronic probes to maximally magnify objects?
a)
Atomic Force Microscope and Scanning Tunneling Microscope
b)
SEM and TEM
c)
Confocal and Fluorescence microscope
d)
All of these
12. Which of the following is true regarding Electron
microscopes?
a)
SEM is used for studying structure of cell organelles
b)
Electron microscopes uses electron beams as source of illumination
c)
TEM produce 2-Dimensional image of ultrastructure of cells
d) SEM images appear as 3-Dimensional images
13. What will be the magnification of a microscope with 10x eyepiece and 40x objective?
a) 40 x
b) 400 x
c) 4000 x
d)40000 x
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MCQs on Microscopy
MCQ on parts of compound microscope
Answers
1. a)
Stereomicroscope
2. b) Phase contrast
microscope
3. c) Interference
microscope
4. d) An oil immersion
lens increases magnification but decreases resolution
5. b) Dark field
microscope
6. b) Confocal
microscope
7. a) Fluorescence
microscope
8. b) TEM
9. a) SEM
10. c) Atomic Force
Microscope (AFM)
11. a) Atomic Force
Microscope and Scanning Tunneling Microscope
12. a) SEM is used for studying structure of cell organelles
13. b) 400 x
