Question

Precaution while identifying diffrent parts of embryo of a dicot seeds

Answer 1

Soak a few bean seeds and keep them overnight.Drain the excess water.Cover the seeds with a moist cloth and keep them aside for a day.Peel off the seed coat carefully.Using your thumbs or the forceps, open the bean seed so that it falls into two halves.With the help of the magnifying glass, locate the parts of the bean embryo carefully.Draw a sketch of the inside of the dicot seed that you examined. Label all its parts.


Answer 2

(i) The slide should be properly focused.

(ii) Slide should be observed first under low-power magnification and then under high-power magnification of the compound microscope.