Answer:
To observe the cheek cell,
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Take a tooth pick use its blunt side to scrap inside the mouth.
- You will see some deposition on the blunt side of tooth pick, make a smear on the clean slide in the center using that tooth pick.
- Add a drop of methylene blue solution and place a coverslip, make sure that bubbles are avoided i.e. coverslip should be placed in the inclined manner.
- Remove the excess solution and observe it under the microscope first under 4X and then under 10X.
Observation:
- The cells observed are squamous epithelial cells. The small blue dots seen inside will be the bacteria from our teeth and mouth.
Answer:
Water is a universal solvent because it is capable of dissolving more substances than any other liquid.
The Membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of the cell
The function is mixing and propulsion
