Download Comparing Plant & Animal Cells

Using a Compound Light
Microscope
Part A - Parts
Part C – Preparing a Wet Mount
Place a drop of water on a slide.
Hold the bottom edge of a coverslip
on the drop of water, and then let go.
Your specimen should be
under the coverslip.
Place the slide in the clips on the
stage, center it, and focus.
Always start with
low power,
focus and
center.
Then rotate the
nosepiece to
medium and
repeat.
Now rotate to
high power.
40x
400x
Do you know the parts?
Comparing Plant & Animal
Cells
Part A – Examining Plant Cells
chloroplasts
cell walls
Part B – Examining Animal Cells
Going Further – Onion
Going Further – Potato
Going Further – Elodea
with salt solution
Things to look for…..
• 1. Nucleus
• 2. Cell Wall
• 3.