What components of the cheek cells are seen when observed under the microscope?

What components of the cheek cells are seen when observed under the microscope?

A human cheek cell stained in methylene blue and mounted in glycerine was observed under a compound microscope. The components of cell which may be seen are: Cell wall, cytoplasm and nucleus.

What parts of the cell are visible under light microscope?

Using a light microscope, one can view cell walls, vacuoles, cytoplasm, chloroplasts, nucleus and cell membrane.

Why was Mitochondria not visible in the cheek cell?

Does this mean that these organelles are not found in cheek and onion cells? The dye we used exposed the nucleus, so there is probably another dye that needs to be used to expose the mitochondria. Mitochondria (singular: mitochondrion) are visible with a light microscope but can’t be seen in detail.

Which cell organelle is found in the cheek cell?

The cheek cell contain the organelle like ribosomes, mitochondria, chloroplat and nucelus. These are membrane bound organelle perfoming the specific fucntion like protein synthesis by ribosomes, ATP generation by mitochondria and chromosomes as genetic material by cell nucleus.

Can you see cilia and flagella under a light microscope?

The hair-like appearance of flagella and cilia in a light microscope is misleading. The entire structure lies within the cytoplasm of the cell.

What organelles can you see in a cheek cell?

Cheek cells simple design make them the go to unspecialized animal cell. Typical animal cell organelles are: plasma membrane(cell surface membrane), cytoplasm,nucleus and. You may also see mitochondria, but only if they are large enough to be clearly visible under the microscope.

Are all human cheek cells the same or different?

Cheek cells are epithelial cells that line the interior surface of our mouths. All epithelial cells share the same characteristics. The base layer of cells in an epithelial structure are not actually cells, but a sticky layer on which the cells anchor.

What are facts about cheek cell?

(1)Human cheek cells have a lining of flat and polygonal cells with irregular boundaries ,which are arranged edge to edge.As a result,they seem to form a delicate sheet or lining of cells. (2)They do not have cell wall,plastids and big vacuoles .

What does the cell membrane do on a cheek cell?

Since human cheek cells are animal cells they do not have a cell wall. Hence, the outside barrier of the human cheek cell is the cell membrane, which serves as the semi-permeable barrier. Unlike onion cells, human cheek cells have a dense cytoplasm. It is granular and occupies a large space within the cell.

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