Question

Suppose you use a microscope to look at a cell from the skin of an onion. what structure will you see that would not be found in a cell from your skin?

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer will be-

1. cell wall

2. vacuole

Explanation:

The animal skin is different from the plant peel or skin as both show the distinct organelles.

The onion peel differs from the animal cell as the onion peel contains an extra layer made of cellulose which surrounds the plasma membrane which is not found in the animal skin. This extra layer provides the structural benefit to the plant cell.

Another difference is that onion cells contain a large vacuole to store the metabolites whereas the animal cell wither lacks the vacuole or if have then small.

Thus, the cell wall and the vacuole are the correct answer.

Answer 2

Onions are considered plants and plant cells have cell walls and larger vacuole than humans so you would see those in onion cells and not in a skin cell of a human.