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Give reasons for carrying out the following procedures when preparing temporary wet mounts of plant tissues

Give reasons for carrying out the following procedures when preparing temporary wet mounts of plant tissues
a) Making thin plant sections.
b) Adding water on the plant section.
c) Placing a cover slip over the plant section.

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John
a) Making thin plant sections.

b) Adding water on the plant section.

c) Placing a cover slip over the plant section.
johnmulu answered the question on April 28, 2017 at 06:26

John
a) To reduce layers of cells to allow light to pass through

b) To make the cells turgid or prevent drying up hence maintain the shape

c) To protect lens on objective; exclude air/ dust/ foreign particles, hold specimen in position or in place
johnmulu answered the question on April 28, 2017 at 06:30

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