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What are the comparison between cheek cell stained with iodine and cheek cell stained with methylene blue?
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Why are tomato cells stained with methylene blue as opposed to iodine solution?
do not know
What turns blue black when stained with iodine?
Starches turn blue-black when stained with iodine (which usually stains things a reddish-brown or amber color).Iodine turns blue black when starch is present
What is the colour of the nucleus that is stained with iodine?
black
Can food coloring be used to substitute methylene blue in staining cheek cells?
iodine
Are there cellular structures other than amyloplasts stained intensely by iodine?
Yes epithelial cells are stained
Which stain you should use to stain onion peel?
Both Iodine and Methylene Blue will work - iodine is probably used more often for onion.
What do you observe when you observe a potato stained with iodine?
If the iodine on/in the potato turns dark blue/purple/black, it means the iodine has reacted to the starch in the potato and has changed color.
What is the effect of replacing iodine with other oxidizing agents?
The effect of replacing iodine with other oxidizing agents is that the substance being stained will not be stained. Iodine is the only oxidizing agent to dye the material.
Are any cellular structures other than amyloplasts stained intensively by iodine?
Yes, other cellular structures such as human epithelial cells can be stained intensely by iodine. However, when examining amyloplasts, you must come to that conclusion yourself. Are any cellular structures other than amyloplasts stained intensely by iodine? What can you conclude about the location of starch in storage cells of potato? Good luck and ChaCha on!
What is they name of the special dye you put in cells?
There are many types of dyes available depending on what kind of cells are being stained. Plane cells can be stained with Iodine Bacteria can be stained with Gram's reagent Animal cells can be stained with Trypan Blue. They can also be stained with Hematoxilin and Eosin
Why does lugol's iodine stain a cell?
iodine indicates polysaccharides, therefore plant cells can be stained with iodine, staining the chloroplasts- composed of starch(a polysaccharide), and the cell wall- composed of cellulose ( a polysaccharide)
If stained with iodine what color will a banana turn?
BlackAns2:It is very unlikely that a ripe banana will have enough starch to turn iodine black. When iodine turns black, it is a positive test for the presence of starch.
