SUMMATIVE TEST IN SCIENCE 7

WEEK 1& 2

NAME: _____________________________ SCORE: __________

GRADE & SECTION:__________________

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Direction: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your answer on the space provided before the
number.

1. Which of the following is NOT a mechanical part of the microscope?

A. arm
B. base
C. body tube
D. diaphragm
2. It is also known as the revolving device.
A. adjustment knob
B. nosepiece
C. objective lens
D. stage
3. It regulates the amount of light passing through the specimen.
A. arm
B. base
C. body tube
D. diaphragm
4. The following are the mechanical parts of the microscope EXCEPT:
A. arm
B. eyepiece
C. draw tube
D. nosepiece
5. He is known as the father of microscopic anatomy who discovered taste buds and red
blood cells.
A. Robert Hooke
B. Antoine van Leeuwenhoek
C. Marcello Malpighi
D. Robert Koch
6. How many objectives does the microscope have?
 A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
7. What is the function of the mirror?
A. It reflects light up the microscope.
B. It captures light from the wall.
C. It refracts light.
D. It bends light.
8. Josie is using a compound microscope to examine a drop of pond water. Which
objective will she use if she wants to see the greatest number of organisms in her
sample specimen?
A. High power objective
B. Low power objective
C. Oil immersion objective
D. scanner
9. What do you call the bright circle of light when viewing a specimen through the
eyepiece?
(A) Blind Spot (C) Field of View
(B) Eyepiece vision (D) Reflection
10. Julia was observing an onion cell under the High-Power Objective (HPO) and she
noticed that it moved upward and then it moved to the right. What does this tell Julia about the
actual movement of the specimen?
(A) The specimen moved upward and to the left.
(B) The specimen moved upward and to the right.
(C) The specimen moved downward and to the right.
(D) The specimen actually moved downward and to the left.
11. When looking at letter “e” under the microscope, what is the position of the letter as seen
under the microscope?
a. The position stays the same.
b. The “e” is positioned diagonally.
c. The letter “e” appears larger and inverted.
d. The position cannot be identified due to its enlarged magnification.
12. The following statements describe how to focus a specimen under the compound
microscope, EXCEPT:
 a. Aim the mirror at your light source.
b. Use the fine adjustment knob to bring the specimen into focus.
c. Adjust the stage in order to find the center focus of the specimen.
d. Move the coarse adjustment knob towards you only.
13. A plant cell is viewed using a 10x eyepiece magnification and 43x HPO. How many times
will it be magnified?
a. 10 times c. 143 times
b.43 times d. 430 times
14. Why is it necessary for a specimen to be thin when being observed under the
microscope?
a. The image will be clearer.
b. The image would be bigger.
c. Light could pass through the specimen.
d. High magnification objective can be used.
15. Which type of objective are you going to use in focusing a specimen if the inscription is
100x or 97x magnification?
a. Scanner c. Low Power Objective (LPO)
b. High Power Objective ( HPO ) d. Oil Immersion Objective
16. How will you be able to know that the revolving nosepiece of the HPO is properly aligned
with the eyepiece?
a. The eyepiece fits perfectly with the objective.
b. The eyepiece detaches from the revolving nosepiece.
c. The revolving nosepiece of the objective turns easily.
d. The objective produces a “click” sound when the revolving nosepiece is turned.
17. Which of the following shows the proper way of removing bubble formation after you place
the cover slip into the specimen with water?
a. Tap gently the cover slip with the eraser-end of a pencil.
b. Add another cover slip over the first one to disperse water.
c. Remove the cover slip and perform the process over again.
d. Blow gently into the cover slip so that water disperses over the specimen.
18. Tilting the microscope allows one to do observation while sitting. Which of the following is
not applicable when a microscope is tilted?
a. Viewing a leaf
b. Viewing an onion skin
c. Viewing a protist in water
 d. Viewing a sample tissue from an inner cheek
19. If you wanted to view bacteria, protists and fungi, which objective are you going to use?
a. Low Power Objective c. Oil Immersion Objective
b. High Power Objective d. Scanner

20. An animal cell being observed is seen at the topmost part of the field of view under the
Low Power Objective (LPO). If you want to position the specimen at the center, which
direction should you move the slide?
(A) Move to the left side of the user
(B) Move to the right side of the user
(C) Downward or towards me or the user
(D) Forward or away from me or the user

TEST II. Identification

Directions: Select your answers from the box. Write word/s only. Write your answer in your science
activity notebook.

1. Light Source

2. Objective Lenses

3. Stage

Focus Wheel
4.

Eyepiece
5.

Write your answer below

1._____________________
2._____________________
3._____________________
4._____________________
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