The Optical Microscope Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• objective: " _ lens" the lower lenses usually three or four varying power (9)
• transmitted: light waves have to be _ through the thin specimen to be clearly seen (11)
• resolution: the detail that is seen with a microscope that limits magnification (10)
• staining: procedure required by the use of particular solutions to enable parts of the specimen to be seen (8)
• slide: rectangular piece of thin glass on which the specimen sits for microscopic viewing (5)
• eyepiece: the lens that you look through on an optical microscope (8)
• focusing: this has to be done to ensure a sharp image can be seen (9)
• specimen: this is what you are viewing with the microscope (8)
• portable: easily moved from place to place as with optical microscopes (8)
• magnification: how much bigger an image appears to be (12)