Aim: To examine a red onion cells and water plant cells under a light microscope.

Required items:

A light microscope (SWIFT M3500D)

A water plant

A red onion bulb

A scalpel

A pipette

Some water

Tweezers

Some iodine solution

Coverslips

Slides

Small scissors

The procedure:

For the water leaf

To carry out the examination correctly I took a light microscope while my partner took an Elodea leaf with tweezers and put it on a slide. The leaf was in the water already, so there was no need to use a pipette and put water on top. Then it was covered with coverslip and pressed delicately so any air bubbles will leave and the leaf will be flat and the details will be seen easier inside of it. After, we examined the leaf changing enlargements, position of the leaf, refocusing and we tried...