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to protect the smear or specimen from damage.

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A specimen is placed on a glass?

a cover slip


What does a cover slip look like?

A cover slip looks like a small thin little sheet of glass that you use in science when studying microscopy.


What use of cover slip?

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


What are the uses of a cover slip or cover glass?

The purpose is to maintain flat the sample.


What is the name of a Small glass or plastic piece that is used to cover a water drop on a slide?

cover slip is a small piece of glass which is used to cover.


What is a small glass or plastic piece that is used to cover a water drop on a slide?

cover slip


What is small glass or plastic piece that is used to cover a water drop on a slide?

cover slip


What is a small piece of glass of plastic that is used to cover a water drop on a slide?

cover slip


What is the small piece of glass used to cover the specimen on the slide?

The small piece of glass used to cover the specimen on the slide is called a cover slip. It is placed on top of the specimen to protect it and to prevent it from drying out during observation under a microscope.


What the use of cover slip?

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


What is a Small glass or piece that is used to cover a water drop on a slide?

That's called a 'cover slip'.


What small glass or plastic piece is used to cover a water drp on a slide?

A cover slip is what is placed on top of the specimen or material being observed through the microscope.