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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.
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∙ 13y agoIodine is used because the cell is too clear making examination difficult, so what iodine does is it makes the cell darker and easier to examine.
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∙ 12y agoIt can help you see the cell layout better- the organelles, cell membrane...
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∙ 13y agoYou use iodine to see onion cell, because iodine helps you see the 'unseen' parts of the cell. When you use the iodine, you can see the cell wall, nucleus, and maybe a vacuole.
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∙ 12y agolol observing cells lab for bio honors ? it makes the cells more easy to see.
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∙ 11y agoto keep the specimen wet and also retain the colour and other qualities of the onion
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∙ 11y agoto improve the contrast
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Why are tomato cells stained with methylene blue as opposed to iodine solution?
do not know
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)
When iodine solution is dropped onto plant cells why do dark blue spots appear?
Dark blue spots appear to show that there is starch on the plant cells. -Anonymous-
Why is iodine used to make a wet mount?
Iodine solution is used as a stain to see various organelles clearly.
Why are tomato cells stained with methylene blue as opposed to iodine solution?
do not know
Are there cellular structures other than amyloplasts stained intensely by iodine?
Yes epithelial cells are stained
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
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 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)
Why does Lugol's iodine solution cause the movement of chloroplasts to stop?
i believe this is because the iodine interfers with the cells normal workings
How did the iodine solution affect the image the onion cells?
there will be change in the color for iodine into blue,black because of the presence of starch in it.
How did iodine solution affect the image of the onion cells?
there will be change in the color for iodine into blue,black because of the presence of starch in it.
How did the iodine solution affect the image of onion cells?
there will be change in the color for iodine into blue,black because of the presence of starch in it.
How did the iodine solution affect the image of the of onion cells?
there will be change in the color for iodine into blue,black because of the presence of starch in it.
How did the iodine solution affect the image of the onion cells.?
there will be change in the color for iodine into blue,black because of the presence of starch in it.
How did the iodine solution affect the image of the onion cells?
there will be change in the color for iodine into blue,black because of the presence of starch in it.
