Question

13. If a banana is available, scrape a small amount of tissue from its surface and spread it onto a slide. Add a drop of Lugol's solution and a coverslip. Observe the preparation using high power (40x) f. How do these observations compare with what you saw in the potato? 2. Use a razor blade to slide a piece of tissue, as thin as possible, from the outer portion peeled carrot. Prepare a wet-mount slide. g. Can you see the chromoplasts? Describe them.

Answer 1

13)

f. There will be many starch granules darkened by Lugol's solution on banana tissue but not more than when seen on potato tissue.

2)

g. Yes, many chromoplasts can be seen because of its pigmentation. They will be present everywhere throughout the cells and are ovoid shaped.