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The document provides questions to answer about observing onion cells under a microscope. It asks the student to draw what they see, calculate magnification, identify if the onion is prokaryotic or eukaryotic, note any cellular structures unique to plant cells, and expect what common structure would aid food storage in onion bulb cells.

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Onionskinmicroscopequestions

The document provides questions to answer about observing onion cells under a microscope. It asks the student to draw what they see, calculate magnification, identify if the onion is prokaryotic or eukaryotic, note any cellular structures unique to plant cells, and expect what common structure would aid food storage in onion bulb cells.

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Answer the following questions in your notebook.

If you are waiting to use the microscope, start


answering questions 4-6.
1. Draw a circle in your notebook using the bottom of an empty cup as a template. This circle is
your field of view. Inside the circle, draw what you see when you look in the microscope.
Label as many structures as you can.
2. Calculate the magnification of what you are looking at, then write that magnification next to
your drawing of your field of view. You should write the magnification as numberx. For
example, ten times magnification would be written as 10x.
3. Is the onion a prokaryote or eukaryote? What evidence did you observe under the
microscope that supports your claim? Refer to your labelled diagram.
4. What cellular structures, if any, will onion cells contain that animal cells do not? What are the
purposes of these structures? Did you observe any of those structures under the
microscope?
5. The cells you looked at under a microscope are part of the onion bulb. The bulb is a used for
food storage and these cells would be underground while the plant is alive. Would you
expect chloroplasts to be present in these cells? Why or why not?
6. If the purpose of the onion bulb is to store food for the winter, what structure would you
expect to be common in these bulb cells? Why?

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