Inspired by her biology lab, a student decides to make a closer study of the food she eats. She uses a razor blade to make a thin section from a raw potato and mounts it in a drop of water on a slide. To her disappointment, she can barely make out the cells under the microscope. What might she do to improve her results?

Inspired by her biology lab, a student decides to make a closer study of the food she eats. She uses a razor blade to make a thin section from a raw potato and mounts it in a drop of water on a slide. To her disappointment, she can barely make out the cells under the microscope. What might she do to improve her results?

Biology 2e

2nd Edition

ISBN:9781947172517

Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark

Publisher:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark

Chapter4: Cell Structure

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 4RQ: When viewing a specimen through a light microscope, scientists use to distinguish the individual...

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