quiz cards for science

Question 1

The lens at the top you can look through(usually 10x or 15x power.

Answer 1

Eyepiece lens

Question 2

Connects the eyepiece to the objective lenses.

Answer 2

Tube

Question 3

Supports the tube and connects it to the base.

Answer 3

Arm

Question 4

The bottom of the microscope, used for support

Answer 4

Base

Question 5

Either a mirror or illuminator. Projected up toward the specimen being observed.

Answer 5

Light source

Question 6

The flat platform where you place your slides.

Answer 6

Stage

Question 7

Holds 2 or more objective lenses and can be rotated to easily to change power.

Answer 7

Revolving nosepiece

Question 8

Typically 4x, 10x, 40x and 100x powers. The greatest power is the longest.

Answer 8

Objective lenses

Question 9

The rotating disk under the stage. It has different sized holes used to intensify and size the cone of light projected upward toward the slide.

Answer 9

Diaphragm

Question 10

Moveable clips used to hold the microscope slide in place and so it won’t move.

Answer 10

Stage clips

Question 11

Moves the nosepiece in large increments and brings the specimen into approximate focus.

Answer 11

Course adjustment

Question 12

Moves the nosepiece more slowly for precise final focusing.

Answer 12

Fine adjustment

Question 13

What is the basic unit of structure and function in all living things.

Answer 13

The cell

Question 14

Located outside of the cell membrane. A ridged thicker structure which protects the cell. gives plant cells their shape

Answer 14

Cell wall

Question 15

The outer larger layer covering of the cell it is double layered.

Answer 15

Cell membrane

Question 16

Storage containers for water, food and other things the cell needs.

Answer 16

Vacuoles

Question 17

Allows plants to make food through the process of photosynthesis.

Answer 17

Chloroplast

Question 18

The powerhouse of the cell. Supplies energy to the entire cell.(The generator).

Answer 18

Mitochondria

Question 19

The gel-like material which takes up all the free space in the cell. Where the life takes place.

Answer 19

Cytoplasm

Question 20

The brain of the cell. Controls the activities of the cell.

Answer 20

Nucleus

Question 21

Small ball-like structures in the cytoplasm on which proteins (RNA) are made.

Answer 21

Ribosomes

Question 22

Can be rough or smooth. Rough ER has ribosomes attached to it. Responsible for the folding and transporting of portions

Answer 22

ER

Question 23

Make up most of the space in the nucleus. Made of proteins and DNA.

Answer 23

Chromosomes

Question 24

The vacuum of the cell. Contains digestive enzymes to break down foreign substances that enter the cell.

Answer 24

Lysosomes

Question 25

The delivery system of the cell. Controls the import and export of substances.

Answer 25

Golgi body

Question 26

Things that have all the characteristics of life.

Answer 26

Organism

Question 27

What are the 6 traits of an organism so it can be considering a living thing

Answer 27

organization, growth and development, reproduction, response to stimuli, homeostasis and use of energy.

Question 28

Who created the microscope?

Answer 28

Anton Van Leevwenhoek

Question 29

Who made one of the best discoveries in the 1600’s. He also observed and named cells.

Answer 29

An English scientist named Robert Hooke.

Question 30

What are the steps of the scientific method

Answer 30

1. Define the problem/ asking a question
2. Form a hypothesis
3. Experiment/ test hypothesis
4. Analyze results
5. Draw conclusions
6. Communicate results

Question 31

What is the independent variable.

Answer 31

It is the variable that is deliberately changed by the scientist.

Question 32

What is the dependent variable.

Answer 32

It depends on the independent variable and it is the one being observed.

Question 33

What are the constants.

Answer 33

They are the things staying the same.