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Due to the transparent nature of cells and their organelles we use stain to view them. If we didn't stain them we'd barely be able to see the cell let alone the organelles that reside within it.
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It's not funny to see everything just in white/marble and then try to distinguish one element from the other, is it?
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What kind of stain are used to stain plant and animal cells?
Methylene blue stain is used to stain plant and animal cells.
Why is the size more accurate in a negative stain than a simple stain?
since you do not heat fix the slide when you use a negative stain the cells do not shrink or become distorted
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.
Why do you stain the onion root cells?
There is a certain chemical you can use, but a dark colored food coloring works.
Of what use is the endospore stain?
The use of endospore stain is to see specialized cell structures. It can tell if some bacterium cells contain higher resistant spores within vegetative cells.
What kind of stain are used to stain plant and animal cells?
Methylene blue stain is used to stain plant and animal cells.
What do you use to view cells?
a microscope!!
Why is the size more accurate in a negative stain than a simple stain?
since you do not heat fix the slide when you use a negative stain the cells do not shrink or become distorted
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.
Why do you stain the onion root cells?
There is a certain chemical you can use, but a dark colored food coloring works.
What stain is used to stain cheek cells?
methelyn blue
Why use iodine when preparing slide for viewing?
one disadvantage of using iodine to stain cells is that iodine will kill living cells.
What is Sudan black b stain is use for in bone marrrow?
Sudan black B stainThis stain distinguishes between acute lymphoblastic leukemia (cells stain positive) and acute myeloblastic leukemia (cells stain negative).
Disadvantages of staining cells?
There are many disadvantages to stain and not staining cells before viewing them. One disadvantage of gram staining is that the cells cannot be alive while being stained, so viewing live stained cells is impossible.
What device would you use to see cells?
a microscope
