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David James Ignacio - Label The Microscope

The document labels and describes the main parts of a compound microscope, including the eyepiece lens, body tube, revolving nose piece, objective lenses, stage, arm, and base. It explains that a microscope is crucial for advancing the study of living organisms because it allows observation of microscopic cells, organisms, and components that are invisible to the naked eye and has enabled discoveries about cells, genes, and how organisms function at a microscopic level. Without microscopes, our understanding of the natural world would be severely limited.

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David James Ignacio - Label The Microscope

The document labels and describes the main parts of a compound microscope, including the eyepiece lens, body tube, revolving nose piece, objective lenses, stage, arm, and base. It explains that a microscope is crucial for advancing the study of living organisms because it allows observation of microscopic cells, organisms, and components that are invisible to the naked eye and has enabled discoveries about cells, genes, and how organisms function at a microscopic level. Without microscopes, our understanding of the natural world would be severely limited.

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NAME: David James B.

Ignacio SECTION:12-Timios
A. Label the parts of the compound microscope.

Eyepiece Lens or Ocular


Lens

Coarse Adjustment Knob


Body Tube

Revolving Nose Piece


Fine Adjustment Knob
Oil Immersion Objective – 100X
High Power Objective – 45X
Low Power Objective – 10X
Arm

Objective Lenses
Stage

Stage Clips

Diaphragm or Condenser

Foot or Base
Mirror or IIluminator

Function:

1. Foot or Base - It is a U-shaped structure and supports the entire weight of the
compound microscope.

2. Mirror or Illuminator - A mirror is found attached wither to the pillar or the lower
end of the arm. It consists of a concave mirror on one side and a plain mirror on the
other side. It can be used for reflection of light rays into the microscope.

3. Diaphragm or Condenser - The diaphragm is fastened below the stage. It controls


and adjusts the intensity of light that passes into the microscope.

4. Stage - The flat and rectangular plate that is connected to the arm’s lower end is
called the stage. The specimen is placed on the stage for studying and examining the
various features. The centre of the stage has a hole through which light can pass.
5. Stage Clips - The upper part of the stage is connected to two clips. The slide can be
held in its position with the help of the clips.

6. Objective Lenses - At the bottom of the body tube, there are two objective lenses,
which are connected to the revolving nose piece. The three objective lenses are as
follows:

7. Oil immersion objective – 100X


High power objective – 45X
Low power objective – 10X

8. Revolving Nose Piece – The nose piece is circular and a rotating metal part that is
connected to the body tube’s lower end. The nose piece has three holes wherein the
objective lenses are embedded.

9. Arm - The entire microscope is handled by a strong and curved structure known as
the arm.

10. Fine Adjustment Knob - It is the smaller knob, which is used for sharp and fine
focusing of the object. For accurate and sharp focusing, this knob can be used.

11. Body Tube - The upper part of the arm of the microscope comprises a hollow and
tubular structure known as the body tube. The body tube can be shifted down and up
using the adjustment knobs.

12. Coarse Adjustment Knob - It is a large knob that is used for moving the body tube
down and up for bringing the object to be examined under exact focus.

13. Eyepiece Lens or Ocular Lens - At the top of the body tube, a lens is planted
which is known as the eyepiece. On the rim of the eyepiece, there are certain
markings such as 5X, 10X, 15X, etc. These indicate the magnification power. The
object’s magnified image can be observed with the help of an eyepiece.

B. How important is a microscope in the advancement of the study of living


organisms? Justify your answer.

-Microscope is important in the advancement of the study of living organisms


since we use microscopes to examine items more closely and see details that aren't
visible to the naked eye. We wouldn't know about the existence of cells, how plants
breathe, or how rocks evolve over time without them. Without microscopes, our
ability to understand the world around us would be severely constrained. For this
reason, many scientists consider microscopes to be the most significant scientific tool
ever created. Numerous scientific doors have been unlocked by microscopes.
Microscopes have enabled scientists, researchers, and students to observe the tiniest
components of fungus, animals, and plants as well as to analyze the structure of cells.
The study of cells (and their contents), genes, and all organisms are the main subjects
of biology, hence microscopes are crucial in this field. Only a microscope can provide
magnifications of 40x to 1000x, which are required to observe some species since
they are so minute. To the naked eye, cells are too small to be seen. Numerous
businesses employ microscopes in addition to studying cells and their structure. For
instance, electron microscopes are used to design and study the incredibly small
electrical circuits present in silicon microchips. Light-refracting microscopes are
inferior to scanning microscopes in terms of sophistication and magnification.

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