A Microbiology Student with a Visual Disability Is Viewing a Sample

question 10

Multiple Choice

A microbiology student with a visual disability is viewing a sample of Bacillus endospores in a phase contrast microscope that is linked to an iPad. By "stretching" the image on the iPad screen, the student can increase the apparent size of the endospores. How does this manipulation affect
Resolution and contrast? (No software is being used to alter the image!)

• A) Only the magni?cation can be increased; resolution and contrast are unchanged.
• B) Contrast will improve because the microscope is phase-contrast.
• C) Both magni?cation and resolution increase; contrast is unchanged.
• D) Resolution and magni?cation will decrease because the screen is not as good as the human eye.

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Definitions:

Participant Map

A visual or conceptual tool used to identify and understand the roles, relationships, and perspectives of different stakeholders in a project or system.

Virtual Communication

The exchange of information and ideas through electronic means when participants are not physically present in the same location.

Nonverbal Signals

Communication cues such as facial expressions, body language, and gestures that convey information or feelings without using words.

Nonverbal Part

The component of communication that does not involve words but includes gestures, facial expressions, and body language.