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Prescott’s Microbiology, 11e (Willey)
Chapter 2 Microscopy
1) The ________ is the point at which a lens focuses parallel beams of light.
Answer: focal point
Topic: Microscopy
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.01b Correlate lens strength and focal length
2) The ________ is the distance between the center of a lens and the point at which it focuses
parallel beams of light.
Answer: focal length
Topic: Microscopy
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.01b Correlate lens strength and focal length
3) Light rays are refracted (bent) when they cross the interface between materials with different
refractive indices.
Answer: TRUE
Topic: Microscopy
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.01a Relate the refractive indices of glass and air to the path light takes
when it passes through a prism or convex lens
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4) Confocal microscopes exhibit improved contrast and resolution by ________.
A) illumination of a large area of the specimen
B) blocking out stray light with an aperture located above the objective lens
C) use of light at longer wavelengths
D) use of ultraviolet light to illuminate the specimen
Answer: B
Topic: Microscopy
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.02a Evaluate the parts of a light microscope in terms of their
contributions to image production and use of the microscope
5) A 30ร objective and a 20ร ocular produce a total magnification of ________.
A) 230ร
B) 320ร
C) 50ร
D) 600ร
Answer: D
Topic: Microscopy
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.02a Evaluate the parts of a light microscope in terms of their
contributions to image production and use of the microscope
6) A 45ร objective and a 10ร ocular produce a total magnification of ________.
A) 900ร
B) 55ร
C) 450ร
D) 145ร
Answer: C
Topic: Microscopy
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.02a Evaluate the parts of a light microscope in terms of their
contributions to image production and use of the microscope
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7) A microscope that exposes specimens to ultraviolet, violet, or blue light and forms an image
with the light emitted at a different wavelength is called a ________ microscope.
A) phase-contrast
B) dark-field
C) scanning electron
D) fluorescence
Answer: D
Topic: Microscopy
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.02c Create a table that compares and contrasts the various types of light
microscopes in terms of their uses, how images are created, and the quality of images produced
8) Immersion oil can be used to increase the resolution achieved with some microscope lenses
because it increases the ________ between the specimen and the objective lens.
A) optical density
B) refractive index
C) optical density and refractive index
D) neither optical density nor refractive index
Answer: B
Topic: Microscopy
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.01a Relate the refractive indices of glass and air to the path light takes
when it passes through a prism or convex lens
9) A substage condenser is used to focus light onto the specimen, which increases the resolution
of a light microscope.
Answer: TRUE
Topic: Microscopy
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.02a Evaluate the parts of a light microscope in terms of their
contributions to image production and use of the microscope
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10) The ________ is the distance between the specimen and the objective lens when the
specimen is in focus.
Answer: working distance
Topic: Microscopy
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.02a Evaluate the parts of a light microscope in terms of their
contributions to image production and use of the microscope
11) The useful magnification of a light microscope is limited by the ________ of the light source
being utilized.
Answer: wavelength
Topic: Microscopy
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.02b Predict the relative degree of resolution based on light wavelength
and numerical aperture of the lens used to examine a specimen
12) The special dyes used in fluorescence microscopy that absorb light at one wavelength and
emit light at a different wavelength are called ________.
Answer: fluorochromes
Topic: Microscopy
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.02c Create a table that compares and contrasts the various types of light
microscopes in terms of their uses, how images are created, and the quality of images produced
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13) In order to view a specimen with a total magnification of 400ร, a ________ objective must
be used if the ocular is 10ร.
Answer: 40ร
Topic: Microscopy
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.02a Evaluate the parts of a light microscope in terms of their
contributions to image production and use of the microscope
14) Confocal microscopes, in combination with specialized computer software, can be used to
create three-dimensional images of cell structures.
Answer: TRUE
Topic: Microscopy
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.02c Create a table that compares and contrasts the various types of light
microscopes in terms of their uses, how images are created, and the quality of images produced
15) A light microscope with an objective lens numerical aperture of 0.65 is capable of allowing
two objects 400 nm apart to be distinguished when using light with a wavelength of 420 nm.
Answer: TRUE
Topic: Microscopy
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.02b Predict the relative degree of resolution based on light wavelength
and numerical aperture of the lens used to examine a specimen
16) Resolution improves when the wavelength of the illuminating light decreases.
Answer: TRUE
Topic: Microscopy
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.02b Predict the relative degree of resolution based on light wavelength
and numerical aperture of the lens used to examine a specimen
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17) Immersion oil is used to prevent a specimen from drying out.
Answer: FALSE
Topic: Microscopy
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.02b Predict the relative degree of resolution based on light wavelength
and numerical aperture of the lens used to examine a specimen
18) It is possible to build a light microscope capable of 10,000ร magnification, but the image
would not be sharp because resolution is independent of magnification.
Answer: TRUE
Topic: Microscopy
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.02b Predict the relative degree of resolution based on light wavelength
and numerical aperture of the lens used to examine a specimen
19) Immersion oil increases the amount of light entering the objective lens.
Answer: TRUE
Topic: Microscopy
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.02b Predict the relative degree of resolution based on light wavelength
and numerical aperture of the lens used to examine a specimen
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20) If the objective lenses of a microscope can be changed without losing focus on the specimen,
they are said to be ________.
A) equifocal
B) totifocal
C) parfocal
D) optifocal
Answer: C
Topic: Microscopy
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.02a Evaluate the parts of a light microscope in terms of their
contributions to image production and use of the microscope
21) An instrument that magnifies slight differences in the refractive index of cell structures is
called a (n) ________ microscope.
A) phase-contrast
B) electron
C) fluorescence
D) densitometric
Answer: A
Topic: Microscopy
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.02c Create a table that compares and contrasts the various types of light
microscopes in terms of their uses, how images are created, and the quality of images produced
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22) The instrument that produces a bright image of the specimen against a dark background is
called a (n) ________ microscope.
A) phase-contrast
B) electron
C) bright-field
D) dark-field
Answer: D
Topic: Microscopy
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.02c Create a table that compares and contrasts the various types of light
microscopes in terms of their uses, how images are created, and the quality of images produced
23) As the magnification of a series of objective lenses increases, the working distance
________.
A) increases
B) decreases
C) stays the same
D) cannot be predicted
Answer: B
Topic: Microscopy
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.02a Evaluate the parts of a light microscope in terms of their
contributions to image production and use of the microscope
24) Prior to staining, smears of microorganisms must be heat-fixed in order to ________.
A) allow eventual visualization of internal structures
B) ensure removal of dust particles from the slide surface
C) attach them firmly to the slide
D) create small pores in cells that facilitates binding of stain to cell structures
Answer: C
Topic: Preparing Microscopy Specimens
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.03a Recommend a fixation process to use when the microbe is a
bacterium or archaeon and when the microbe is a protist
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25) Acid-fast organisms such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis contain ________ constructed from
mycolic acids in their cell walls.
A) proteins
B) carbohydrates
C) lipids
D) peptidoglycan
Answer: C
Topic: Mycobacteria
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ASM Topic: Module 02 Cell Structure and Function
ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the
use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).
Learning Outcome: 02.03b Plan a series of appropriate staining procedures to describe an
unknown bacterium as fully as possible
26) In the Gram-staining procedure, the primary stain is ________.
A) iodine
B) safranin
C) crystal violet
D) alcohol
Answer: C
Topic: Preparing Microscopy Specimens
Bloom’s/Accessibility: 1. Remember / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.03c Compare what happens to Gram-positive and Gram-negative
bacterial cells during each step of the Gram-staining procedure
27) In the Gram-staining procedure, the decolorizer is ________.
A) iodine
B) safranin
C) crystal violet
D) ethanol or acetone
Answer: D
Topic: Preparing Microscopy Specimens
Bloom’s/Accessibility: 1. Remember / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.03c Compare what happens to Gram-positive and Gram-negative
bacterial cells during each step of the Gram-staining procedure
28) In the Gram-staining procedure, the counterstain is ________.
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A) iodine
B) safranin
C) crystal violet
D) alcohol
Answer: B
Topic: Preparing Microscopy Specimens
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.03c Compare what happens to Gram-positive and Gram-negative
bacterial cells during each step of the Gram-staining procedure
29) In the Gram-staining procedure, the mordant is ________.
A) iodine
B) safranin
C) crystal violet
D) alcohol
Answer: A
Topic: Preparing Microscopy Specimens
Bloom’s/Accessibility: 1. Remember / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.03c Compare what happens to Gram-positive and Gram-negative
bacterial cells during each step of the Gram-staining procedure
30) After the primary stain has been added but before the decolorizer has been used, Grampositive organisms are stained ________ and Gram-negative organisms are stained ________.
A) purple; purple
B) purple; colorless
C) purple; pink
D) pink; pink
Answer: A
Topic: Preparing Microscopy Specimens
Bloom’s/Accessibility: 4. Analyze / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.03c Compare what happens to Gram-positive and Gram-negative
bacterial cells during each step of the Gram-staining procedure
31) After the decolorizer has been added, Gram-positive organisms are stained ________ and
Gram-negative organisms are stained ________.
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A) purple; purple
B) purple; colorless
C) purple; pink
D) pink; pink
Answer: B
Topic: Preparing Microscopy Specimens
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.03c Compare what happens to Gram-positive and Gram-negative
bacterial cells during each step of the Gram-staining procedure
32) After the mordant has been added, Gram-positive organisms are stained ________ and
Gram-negative organisms are stained ________.
A) purple; purple
B) purple; colorless
C) purple; pink
D) pink; pink
Answer: C
Topic: Preparing Microscopy Specimens
Bloom’s/Accessibility: 4. Analyze / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.03c Compare what happens to Gram-positive and Gram-negative
bacterial cells during each step of the Gram-staining procedure
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33) If the decolorizer is left on too long in the Gram-staining procedure, Gram-positive
organisms will be stained ________ and Gram-negative organisms will be stained ________.
A) purple; blue
B) purple; colorless
C) purple; pink
D) pink; pink
Answer: D
Topic: Preparing Microscopy Specimens
Bloom’s/Accessibility: 4. Analyze / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.03c Compare what happens to Gram-positive and Gram-negative
bacterial cells during each step of the Gram-staining procedure
34) If the decolorizer is not left on long enough in the Gram-staining procedure, Gram-positive
organisms will be stained ________ and Gram-negative organisms will be stained ________.
A) purple; purple
B) purple; colorless
C) purple; pink
D) pink; pink
Answer: A
Topic: Preparing Microscopy Specimens
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.03c Compare what happens to Gram-positive and Gram-negative
bacterial cells during each step of the Gram-staining procedure
35) Which of the following is considered to be a differential staining procedure?
A) Gram stain
B) Acid-fast stain
C) Both Gram stain and Acid-fast stain
D) Leifson’s flagella stain
Answer: C
Topic: Preparing Microscopy Specimens
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.03b Plan a series of appropriate staining procedures to describe an
unknown bacterium as fully as possible
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36) Basic dyes such as methylene blue bind to cellular molecules that are ________.
A) hydrophobic
B) negatively charged
C) positively charged
D) aromatic
Answer: B
Topic: Preparing Microscopy Specimens
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.03b Plan a series of appropriate staining procedures to describe an
unknown bacterium as fully as possible
37) Gram staining divides bacterial species into two groups based on differences in cell wall
structure.
Answer: TRUE
Topic: Bacterial Cellular Morphology
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ASM Topic: Module 02 Cell Structure and Function
ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the
use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).
Learning Outcome: 02.03b Plan a series of appropriate staining procedures to describe an
unknown bacterium as fully as possible
38) Negative staining facilitates the visualization of bacterial capsules that are intensely stained
by the procedure.
Answer: FALSE
Topic: Preparing Microscopy Specimens
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ASM Topic: Module 02 Cell Structure and Function
ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the
use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).
Learning Outcome: 02.03b Plan a series of appropriate staining procedures to describe an
unknown bacterium as fully as possible
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39) Negative staining with India ink can be used to reveal the presence of capsules that surround
bacterial cells.
Answer: TRUE
Topic: Preparing Microscopy Specimens
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ASM Topic: Module 02 Cell Structure and Function
ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the
use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).
Learning Outcome: 02.03b Plan a series of appropriate staining procedures to describe an
unknown bacterium as fully as possible
40) Mordants increase the binding between a stain and specimen.
Answer: TRUE
Topic: Preparing Microscopy Specimens
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.03c Compare what happens to Gram-positive and Gram-negative
bacterial cells during each step of the Gram-staining procedure
41) In order to stain flagella so that they may be readily observed by light microscopy, it is
usually necessary to increase their thickness.
Answer: TRUE
Topic: Preparing Microscopy Specimens
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ASM Topic: Module 02 Cell Structure and Function
ASM Objective: 02.01 The structure and function of microorganisms have been revealed by the
use of microscopy (including bright field, phase contrast, fluorescent, and electron).
Learning Outcome: 02.03b Plan a series of appropriate staining procedures to describe an
unknown bacterium as fully as possible
42) The procedure in which a single stain is used to visualize microorganisms is called ________
staining.
Answer: simple
Topic: Preparing Microscopy Specimens
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.03b Plan a series of appropriate staining procedures to describe an
unknown bacterium as fully as possible
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43) ________ is the process by which internal and external structures of cells and organisms are
preserved and maintained in position.
Answer: Fixation
Topic: Preparing Microscopy Specimens
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.03a Recommend a fixation process to use when the microbe is a
bacterium or archaeon and when the microbe is a protist
44) Thin films of bacteria that have been air-dried onto a glass microscope slide are called
________.
Answer: smears
Topic: Preparing Microscopy Specimens
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.03a Recommend a fixation process to use when the microbe is a
bacterium or archaeon and when the microbe is a protist
45) A procedure that divides organisms into two or more groups depending on their individual
reactions to the same staining procedure is referred to as ________ staining.
Answer: differential
Topic: Preparing Microscopy Specimens
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.03b Plan a series of appropriate staining procedures to describe an
unknown bacterium as fully as possible
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46) The Gram-staining procedure is an example of ________.
A) simple staining
B) negative staining
C) differential staining
D) fluorescent staining
Answer: C
Topic: Preparing Microscopy Specimens
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.03c Compare what happens to Gram-positive and Gram-negative
bacterial cells during each step of the Gram-staining procedure
47) The Gram-staining procedure is widely used because it allows rapid identification of a
microorganism with little additional testing.
Answer: FALSE
Topic: Identifying Microorganisms
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.03b Plan a series of appropriate staining procedures to describe an
unknown bacterium as fully as possible
48) Regions of a specimen with higher electron density scatter ________ electrons and,
therefore, appear ________ in the image projected onto the screen of a transmission electron
microscope.
A) more; lighter
B) more; darker
C) fewer; darker
D) fewer; lighter
Answer: B
Topic: Microscopy
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.04b Decide when it would be best to examine a microbe by TEM,
scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and electron cryotomography
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49) Because transmission electron microscopy uses electrons rather than light, it is not necessary
to stain biological specimens before observing them.
Answer: FALSE
Topic: Microscopy
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ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.04a Create a concept map, illustration, or table that compares
transmission electron microscopes (TEMs) to light microscopes
50) Scanning electron microscopes bombard specimens with a stream of electrons; however, the
specimen image is produce by electrons that are derived from atoms of the specimen itself rather
than by the electrons used to bombard the specimen.
Answer: TRUE
Topic: Microscopy
Bloom’s/Accessibility: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.04b Decide when it would be best to examine a microbe by TEM,
scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and electron cryotomography
51) It was possible to view viruses only after the invention of the electron microscope because
they are too small to be seen with a light microscope.
Answer: TRUE
Topic: Microscopy
Bloom’s/Accessibility: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.04a Create a concept map, illustration, or table that compares
transmission electron microscopes (TEMs) to light microscopes
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52) An electron microscope uses ________ lenses to focus beams of electrons onto a specimen.
Answer: magnetic
Topic: Microscopy
Bloom’s/Accessibility: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.04a Create a concept map, illustration, or table that compares
transmission electron microscopes (TEMs) to light microscopes
53) Scanning electron microscopy is most often used to reveal ________.
A) surface structures
B) internal structures
C) both surface and internal structures simultaneously
D) either surface or internal structures, but not simultaneously
Answer: A
Topic: Microscopy
Bloom’s/Accessibility: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.04b Decide when it would be best to examine a microbe by TEM,
scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and electron cryotomography
54) Small internal cell structures are best visualized with a ________.
A) light microscope
B) dark-field microscope
C) transmission electron microscope
D) flagellar microscope
Answer: C
Topic: Microscopy
Bloom’s/Accessibility: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.04b Decide when it would be best to examine a microbe by TEM,
scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and electron cryotomography
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55) In transmission electron microscopy, spreading a specimen out in a thin film with uranyl
acetate, which does not penetrate the specimen, is called ________.
A) freeze-etching
B) simple staining
C) shadow staining
D) negative staining
Answer: D
Topic: Preparing Microscopy Specimens
Bloom’s/Accessibility: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.04a Create a concept map, illustration, or table that compares
transmission electron microscopes (TEMs) to light microscopes
56) ________ breaks frozen specimens along lines of greatest weakness, often down the middle
of lipid bilayer membranes so that they may be observed by transmission electron microscopy.
Answer: Freeze-etching
Topic: Preparing Microscopy Specimens
Bloom’s/Accessibility: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.04b Decide when it would be best to examine a microbe by TEM,
scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and electron cryotomography
57) The ________ microscope is capable of atomic resolution of specimens, even when they are
immersed in water.
Answer: Scanning tunneling
Topic: Microscopy
Bloom’s/Accessibility: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.05a Distinguish scanning tunneling from atomic force microscopes in
terms of how they create images and their uses
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58) The designer of the first transmission electron microscope, ________, was awarded the 1986
Nobel Prize in physics.
Answer: Ernst Ruska
Topic: History of Microbiology
Bloom’s/Accessibility: 1. Remember / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.04a Create a concept map, illustration, or table that compares
transmission electron microscopes (TEMs) to light microscopes
59) Atomic force microscopes use a scanning probe that maintains a fixed distance from the
surface of the specimen. It is useful for specimens that ________.
A) do not conduct electricity well
B) have extremely uneven surfaces
C) both do not conduct electricity well and have extremely uneven surfaces are correct
D) neither do not conduct electricity well nor have extremely uneven surfaces is correct
Answer: A
Topic: Microscopy
Bloom’s/Accessibility: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.05a Distinguish scanning tunneling from atomic force microscopes in
terms of how they create images and their uses
60) Scanning tunneling electron microscopes create a three-dimensional image of specimens at
atomic level resolution.
Answer: TRUE
Topic: Microscopy
Bloom’s/Accessibility: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.05a Distinguish scanning tunneling from atomic force microscopes in
terms of how they create images and their uses
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61) If immersion oil was replaced with water, what would happen?
A) The refractive index would increase, improving resolution.
B) The refractive index of water would be greater than air but less than oil, improving resolution
less than oil.
C) The refractive index of water would be less than that of air, decreasing resolution.
D) There would be no difference.
Answer: B
Topic: Microscopy
Bloom’s/Accessibility: 4. Analyze / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.02b Predict the relative degree of resolution based on light wavelength
and numerical aperture of the lens used to examine a specimen
62) As the resolution of a microscope system improves, the size of the smallest object that can be
seen clearly ________.
A) is larger.
B) is smaller.
C) is not affected.
Answer: B
Topic: Microscopy
Bloom’s/Accessibility: 3. Apply / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.02b Predict the relative degree of resolution based on light wavelength
and numerical aperture of the lens used to examine a specimen
63) If you forgot to heat fix a smear before doing a Gram stain, which of the following might
occur?
A) The stains would not adhere to the bacteria.
B) The smear may not adhere to the slide.
C) The decolorization step of the Gram stain would not work properly.
D) Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria would both stain purple.
Answer: B
Topic: Preparing Microscopy Specimens
Bloom’s/Accessibility: 4. Analyze / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.03a Recommend a fixation process to use when the microbe is a
bacterium or archaeon and when the microbe is a protist
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64) A specimen has been prepared for viewing with a transmission electron microscope, using
uranyl acetate as a negative stain. The area stained by the uranyl acetate will be ________
electron dense compared to specimen itself.
A) more
B) less
C) equally
Answer: A
Topic: Preparing Microscopy Specimens
Bloom’s/Accessibility: 3. Apply / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.04b Decide when it would be best to examine a microbe by TEM,
scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and electron cryotomography
65) If you forgot the decolorization step while performing a Gram stain, which outcome would
you expect?
A) Gram-positive bacteria would stain pink
B) Gram-negative bacteria would stain purple
C) Gram-negative bacteria would be unstained
D) Gram-positive bacteria would be unstained
Answer: B
Topic: Preparing Microscopy Specimens
Bloom’s/Accessibility: 4. Analyze / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.03c Compare what happens to Gram-positive and Gram-negative
bacterial cells during each step of the Gram-staining procedure
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66) If you forgot to apply the safranin counterstain while performing a Gram stain, which
outcome would you expect?
A) Gram-positive bacteria would stain pink.
B) Gram-negative bacteria would stain purple.
C) Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria would be unstained.
D) Gram-negative bacteria would be unstained.
Answer: D
Topic: Preparing Microscopy Specimens
Bloom’s/Accessibility: 4. Analyze / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.03c Compare what happens to Gram-positive and Gram-negative
bacterial cells during each step of the Gram-staining procedure
67) Which type of microscopy would be preferred for creating a three-dimensional view of the
distribution and arrangement of flagella on a bacterial cell surface?
A) Bright-field microscopy
B) Scanning electron microscopy
C) Fluorescence microscopy
D) Transmission electron microscopy
Answer: B
Topic: Microscopy
Bloom’s/Accessibility: 4. Analyze / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.05b Compare and contrast light microscopy, electron microscopy, and
scanning probe microscopy in terms of their uses, resolution, and the quality of the images
created
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68) Which type of microscopy would be preferred for showing fine internal detail of the
eukaryotic organelles?
A) Bright-field microscopy
B) Scanning electron microscopy
C) Fluorescence microscopy
D) Transmission electron microscopy
Answer: D
Topic: Microscopy
Bloom’s/Accessibility: 4. Analyze / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.05b Compare and contrast light microscopy, electron microscopy, and
scanning probe microscopy in terms of their uses, resolution, and the quality of the images
created
69) You are researching the structure of a transmembrane protein. Which type of microscopy
would provide you the best view of this protein?
A) Bright field microscopy
B) Scanning electron microscopy
C) Transmission electron microscopy
D) Atomic force microscopy
Answer: D
Topic: Microscopy
Bloom’s/Accessibility: 3. Apply / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.05b Compare and contrast light microscopy, electron microscopy, and
scanning probe microscopy in terms of their uses, resolution, and the quality of the images
created
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70) If the strength of a lens is the reciprocal of its focal length (1/f ), which of the following
lenses will have the greatest strength?
A) A lens with a focal length of 1cm
B) A lens with a focal length of 100 mm
C) A lens with a focal length of 0.1 mm
D) A lens with a focal length of 1 mm
Answer: C
Topic: Microscopy
Bloom’s/Accessibility: 3. Apply / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.01b Correlate lens strength and focal length
71) Glass has a greater refractive index than air. This means that ________.
A) the velocity of the light is slowed when it passes through the glass from the air
B) the velocity of the light accelerates when it passes through the glass from the air
C) the velocity of the light is slowed when it passes through the air from the glass
D) the light is bent away from the normal when passing through glass from air
Answer: A
Topic: Microscopy
Bloom’s/Accessibility: 5. Evaluate / Keyboard Navigation
ASM Topic: Module 08 Microbiology Laboratory Skills
ASM Objective: 08.01 Properly prepare and view specimens for examination using microscopy
(bright field and, if possible, phase contrast).
Learning Outcome: 02.01a Relate the refractive indices of glass and air to the path light takes
when it passes through a prism or convex lens
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