Question

22. A student is asked to make a slide of onion peel.
(a)
From which part of onion, should she/he extract the peel ?
(b) Name the stain used.
(c) List two observations made by her/him the slide is observed through a
microscope.
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Answer 1

Answer:

Presence of large vacuoles and cell wall confirms that cells of onion peel are plant cells. Take a piece of onion and bend it to remove the transparent membranous structure called onion epidermal peel. With help of forcep remove the peel from its inner side.