A-LevelBiologyCell structureOct/Nov 2019Paper 1 Q11 Mark
A student calibrated the scale on an eyepiece graticule in the eyepiece lens of a light microscope. The student was given a stage micrometer scale to use. The divisions on the stage micrometer scale were 0.1 mm apart. Which data must the student collect in order to calibrate the eyepiece graticule? 1 magnification of the eyepiece lens of the microscope 2 number of divisions of the stage micrometer scale seen in one field of view of the microscope 3 number of divisions of the eyepiece graticule scale equivalent to each division of the stage micrometer scale
A1 and 3
B2 and 3
C2 only
D3 only
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