The purpose is to maintain flat the sample.
a cover slip
A cover slip is a small, and extremely thin piece of glass used in the operation of a microscope. The cover slip is placed on top of the specimen which is then placed under the microscope. The function of the cover slip is that it keeps the specimen in place while you examine it.
to protect the smear or specimen from damage.
Cover slip.
cover slip is a small piece of glass which is used to cover.
A cover slip is a thin square of glass that you put over a specimen on a microscope slide. The cover slip stops the specimen from drying out, and squishes it so that light can get though it easier
A cover slip is a thin square of glass that you put over a specimen on a microscope slide. The cover slip stops the specimen from drying out, and squishes it so that light can get though it easier
cover slip
cover slip
cover slip
A cover slip looks like a small thin little sheet of glass that you use in science when studying microscopy.
A cover slip is what is placed on top of the specimen or material being observed through the microscope.