A Student Is Looking at a Bacterial Specimen Using the Oil

question 1

Multiple Choice

A student is looking at a bacterial specimen using the oil immersion lens, but has forgotten to put immersion oil on the slide. The specimen will appear

• A) smaller than it would if immersion oil was used.
• B) somewhat fuzzy and have poor resolution.
• C) the same as it would if the immersion oil was used.
• D) larger than it would if immersion oil was used.
• E) to have no color.

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