observe hydrilla leaves and place it on glass slide...
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Procedure
Take one leaf and roll it.
Using a razor, cut through the roll to obtain a very thin slice (to obtain a very thin, almost transparent slice)
Place the slice onto a microscope glass slide and add a one drop of water.
Place on the microscope and obs
Hydrilla (waterthyme) is a genus of aquatic plant, usually treated as containing just one species, Hydrilla verticillata, though some botanists divide it into several species. It is native to the cool and warm waters of the Old World in Asia, Africa and Australia, with a sparse, scattered distribution; in Australia from Northern Territory, Queensland, and New South Wales.[1][2][3]
Hydrilla
Hydrilla USGS.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Monocots
Order:
Alismatales
Family:
Hydrocharitaceae
Genus:
Hydrilla
Rich.
Species:
H. verticillata
Binomial name
Hydrilla verticillata
(L.f.) Royle
The stems grow up to 1–2m long. The leaves are arranged in whorls of two to eight around the stem, each leaf 5–20 mm long and 0.7–2 mm broad, with serrations or small spines along the leaf margins; the leaf midrib is often reddish when fresh. It is monoecious (sometimes dioecious), with male and female