- What do animal cells look like under the microscope? What cell structures are visible? The animal cell looks like a fried egg under the microscope. The cell structures that are visible are: The cell membrane, the nucleus, and the cytoplasm.
- What do plant cells look like under the microscope? What cell structures are visible? The plant cells look like long rhombuses under the microscope. The cell structures visible are: The cell wall, cell membrane, nucleus, and cytoplasm.
- How can you tell plant cells and animal cells apart (if you only see them under the microscope)? The shape of the cells are different. Plant cells a structured and rigid, to support the plant, and animal cells are not.
- We used methylene blue on the animal cell. Why was it important to treat animal cells with this compound? The dye makes it easier to see, because they are normally clear, and need the colour to be able to see it better.
- Why didn’t we use it on the plant cells? We don’t use it plant cells, because they already have a natural colour, usually from chloroplast.
Reflection:
What did you learn while doing this lab? What you must do, to view cells. It’s a lot harder than I expected to peel an onion!
What questions arose while doing this lab? What are you curious about?
Are all animal cells similar?
Photos: Credit to Keyword Suggests for the animal cheek cell photo
