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Because most microbial cytoplasm as well as cellular cytoplasm, studying microorganisms under a light microscope is like trying to look at something white on a white piece of paper. So, scientists have to stain a cell before they can observe it. One of the most common stains is the Gram Stain.
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∙ 12y agoa cell is generally colorless or transparent. therefore you cannot differentiate between any cellular organelle or any cell membrane.
you can stain a cell either to observe a particular structure or the entire cell. if you want to stain the entire cell differential staining is used, where the stain contains both the acidic and the basic dye. the organelles will take up the respective dye and the separate structures of the cell can be viewed with a contrast.
so the whole point of staining is to see the structures contrastingly.
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∙ 12y agoto stain a cell you put a drop of water on a lens then you put the object your looking at on the drop of water next put the slide cover on the object being observed take a piece of papertowl and put it at one end of the slide, take a dropper and drop one or two drops of die on the end without papertowl and tilt it so the die goes under the slide
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∙ 13y agoits important so u can see them easier.
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What stain is used to stain cheek cells?
methelyn blue
Why fixation is important?
Because if the cells are fixed on the slide then the stain won't stick to them.
Identify a stain that would be appropriate for improving definition of the blood cells?
Leishman's stain
Do epidermal cells from petunia stain with phloroglucinol?
No
What is the stain blue used to stain animal cells?
Methylene blue is used for many different staining purposes, but one of the main ones is staining RNA or DNA. In animal cells, it will stain the cytoplasm and the nucleus (the nucleus will be much darker).
What kind of stain are used to stain plant and animal cells?
Methylene blue stain is used to stain plant and animal cells.
Why do all cells stain purple in the flagella stain but not in the gram stain?
The gram stain uses a decolorizing product so it is possible to differentiate between the gram and the gram cells. Gram positive cells stain purple in color.
Is maneval's stain an acid stain?
it is a basic dye that will stain the cells. That makes it a positive stain.
What stain is used to stain cheek cells?
methelyn blue
Why fixation is important?
Because if the cells are fixed on the slide then the stain won't stick to them.
Is it useful to stain the Elodea and Anabaena cells with methylene blue stain?
Yes, because the methylene blue stain makes the organelles in eucharyotic cells visible to us in a basic microscope.
Stain name used for onion cells?
safranine stain is used to stain onion cells
Identify a stain that would be appropriate for improving definition of the blood cells?
Leishman's stain
Do epidermal cells from petunia stain with phloroglucinol?
No
What can you observe when you stain a cheek cell with methylene blue stain?
You can observe cheek cells
What is the stain blue used to stain animal cells?
Methylene blue is used for many different staining purposes, but one of the main ones is staining RNA or DNA. In animal cells, it will stain the cytoplasm and the nucleus (the nucleus will be much darker).
The name given to a liquid used to make cells structures easier to see?
Stain . Iodine is one.
