Question Bank of Microscope

Question Bank of Microscope
1. What is Microscope?
Ans: A microscope is an instrument used to magnify small objects that cannot be seen by naked eye.
2. How many times does a compound microscope magnify?
Ans : Magnifying power of a compound is equal to the magnifying power of the objective lens into the magnifying power of eyepiece. It varies from 100 times to 600 times or more.
3. Name the optical parts of a compound microscope.
Ans: Eye piece, objective lens and plano-concave mirror.
4. How is object magnified in compound microscope?
Ans: The power of eye piece and objective lens magnify the object.
5. Why observed the cells for the first time under the microscope?
Ans: Robert Hooke.