Immersion Oil Can Be Used to Increase the Resolution Achieved

question 13

Multiple Choice

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

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Definitions:

Mosses

A phylum of spore-producing nonvascular plants with an alternation of generations in which the dominant n gametophyte alternates with a 2n sporophyte that remains attached to the gametophyte.

Liverworts

Simple, non-vascular plants, similar to mosses, that proliferate in moist, shaded environments and are among the earliest terrestrial plants.

Sporangium

A structure in fungi and plants where spores are produced and stored.

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in the production of haploid gametes or spores.