Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Why do you think that you had to use a thin layer of onion skin, rather than a thick layer for the microscope?
When iodine reacts with starch, it produces a blue-black color. Starch is a white substance which plants use to store food. What structure did you see better because of the iodine? Why did you see this structure better?
From low power to high power, what structures became clearer in the unstained onion tissue?
From low power to high power, what structures became clearer in the stained onion tissue?
What is the shape of an onion cell?