Question

Why are the plant and animal specimens usually stained with dyes before observing them through a microscope

Answer 1

Answer:

Plant and animal specimens are usually stained with dyes before observing it through microscope because the cells are transparent and can't be seen with naked eye . By staining its parts it is visible. Methyl blue is one such stain used for this purpose.

Answer 2

Plants and animals specimens are stained with dyes before observing them through a microscope because cells appear transparent under the microscope and to make the internal organelles and other structures clearly visible, different stains or dyes are used for different parts of the cells. For example, safranin and methylene blue are used to stain the nucleus.