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Iodine solution is used as a stain to see various organelles clearly.
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∙ 13y agoIodine will help many cells which are difficult to see become more visible. When the iodine contacts the oxygen in the cell, that portion turns black making the sample more visible.
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What Slide mount is used for viewing an Elodea leaf?
a wet mount
If you stain a wet mount of living cells with iodine what are you most likely to see under a microscope?
Starches and (maybe) Gram-positive bacteria.
Why would an oak leaf not make a good specimen for a wet mount?
An oak leaf would not make a good specimen for a wet mount because it contains a lot of water. The leaf is best observed under a dry mount.
When preparing a wet mount of onion cells a student put a drop of Lugol's iodine solution on the slide Lugol's iodinesolution was applies in order to?
Increase the magnification
Why should a wet-mount be used when making measurements?
because in a dried smear the size of the microorganisms reduce by almost 10 to 20% from the dimensions of the living microorganism.
What Slide mount is used for viewing an Elodea leaf?
a wet mount
Why would a wet mount be used?
The benefit of a wet mount is that you can view the specimen in its natural environment without killing it. If you do a wet mount you can get proper air around the microbes to view them for a while before they possibly die. If you do a hanging wet mount you have the capability to see them moving in an aerated manner.
If you stain a wet mount of living cells with iodine what are you most likely to see under a microscope?
Starches and (maybe) Gram-positive bacteria.
What is the use of iodine flask?
An Iodine Flask is essential an Erlenmeyer Flask with a stopper used for the wet chemical analysis "Iodine Determination" . This analysis is typically performed on fatty acids, oils and shellac varnishes.
Why would an oak leaf not make a good specimen for a wet mount?
An oak leaf would not make a good specimen for a wet mount because it contains a lot of water. The leaf is best observed under a dry mount.
When preparing a wet mount of onion cells a student put a drop of Lugol's iodine solution on the slide Lugol's iodinesolution was applies in order to?
Increase the magnification
Why should a wet-mount be used when making measurements?
because in a dried smear the size of the microorganisms reduce by almost 10 to 20% from the dimensions of the living microorganism.
How did the early roman use volcanic ash?
They took ash from Mount Vesuvius and mixed it with wet lime to make a kind of concrete that was also used for constructing the Colosseum in Rome, Italy. The way the Colosseum is still holding up is because they used this kind of material to make this concrete.
Why is a wet mount used?
Wet mounts allow one to view living material versus dead material.
What is a wet mounts?
mount thats wet. :trollface:
Which works best with phase contrast microscopy wet mount or hang drop?
wet mount slide
What is the purpose of viewing a cotton strand under a microscope?
It is to make sure that you know how to make a wet mount. At least, in honors biology it is
