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If you stain a wet mount of living cells with iodine what are you most likely to see under a microscope?
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∙ 14y ago
Starches and (maybe) Gram-positive bacteria.
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Why use iodine in plant cells staining?
People use iodine on plant cells because it reacts with the starch in the cell causing it to change colour and allowing you to see it through a microscope
Which type of microscope allows the viewing of living cells?
scanning tunneling electron microscope, or STM
What discoveries have been made using a microscope?
The discovery of cells was found by the use of a microscope, the discovery found that all living things are made of cells.
What features of cells mean they are classified as living things?
If they come from something living, or are moving when under a microscope. :)
How did the solution affect the image of the onion cell?
Iodine dyes cells a purple color. This enables things to be seen easier under a microscope.
Why use iodine when preparing slide for viewing?
one disadvantage of using iodine to stain cells is that iodine will kill living cells.
What does iodine do to cells?
Maybe kill it, but mostly used to stain the cells to make it more visible under the microscope.
How did the iodine solution affect the image of the cell?
Iodine dyes cells a purple color. This enables things to be seen easier under a microscope.
How did the iodine affect the image of the onion cell?
Iodine dyes cells a purple color. This enables things to be seen easier under a microscope.
What name is given to chemicals that make cells easier to see under a microscope?
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Why use iodine in plant cells staining?
People use iodine on plant cells because it reacts with the starch in the cell causing it to change colour and allowing you to see it through a microscope
How did the iodine solution affect the image of onion cell?
Iodine dyes cells a purple color. This enables things to be seen easier under a microscope.
Why are stains such as iodine used to observe cells under the microscope?
Iodine is used to stain the cell. It makes each component of the cell more visible, especially the nucleus.
Which type of microscope allows the viewing of living cells?
scanning tunneling electron microscope, or STM
What is a good substiute stainfor looking at onion root tips under a microscope?
Iodine, its yellow and stains cells very well for viewing under a microscope.
What discoveries have been made using a microscope?
The discovery of cells was found by the use of a microscope, the discovery found that all living things are made of cells.
Do cats have cells?
All living things large enough to see without a microscope have cells.
