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What organelles become more visible after being stained with iodine?
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∙ 13y ago
Iodine stains starch blue. You will be able to see the plastids where the starch is stored in the cytoplasm.
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What is the colour of the nucleus that is stained with iodine?
black
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!
Why don't you have to stain the elodea leaf cell?
The reason for this is that many cells have organelles that are very hard to see under a microscope, staining these cells allows you to more easily see these organelles. In the case of an Elodea, the invisble organelles is the central vacuole.
What is the effect of iodine on onion cell?
Iodine solution is usually used for starch test. It colors the cell blue-black if the starch is present. Onion does not have starch. Hence it will not turn blue-black when iodine solution is added. However it does have its use in staining the cell.Similar questions:Does_onion_juice_contain_starch
Why use gram iodine in stool examination?
Iodine assists in the identification of parasitic Cysts. It stains the nuclei of the cysts making them visible for identification.
Why is iodine used to make a wet mount?
Iodine solution is used as a stain to see various organelles clearly.
When a onion cell is stained with iodine which organelles are you not able to see under a compound light microscope?
4.Nucleus
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
What structures of a potato cell are stained by iodine?
the structures that are stained with the iodine are bean shaped organelles called leucoplasts.
Are there cellular structures other than amyloplasts stained intensely by iodine?
Yes epithelial cells are stained
How does iodine affect a slide?
It helps some parts of the specimen to become more visible under the microscope.
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.
Why are tomato cells stained with methylene blue as opposed to iodine solution?
do not know
Why are cells stained with iodine solution?
Staining the onion epidermal cells with iodine will help in making the cells more visible when viewed under a microscope. It has no other effect on the cells.
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.
Is there a gas that is visible?
Chlorine gas is green. If you heat iodine to make iodine gas it is a beautiful purple. Gasses of several compounds are also visible.
