Examining Animal Cells: Preparing The Slide

Question 1

1.

Answer 1

Scrape the inside of your cheek with a cotton wool bud (or wooden spatula).

Question 2

2.

Answer 2

Smear the saliva from the bud or spatula onto the centre of a microscope slide.

Question 3

3.

Answer 3

Add a few drops of methylene blue (to stain the cell).

Question 4

4.

Answer 4

Lower a cover slip slowly over the saliva at a 45° angle.

Question 5

5.

Answer 5

Soak up any unwanted stain using tissue paper.