Question

While preparing a temporary mount of leaf epidermis, it is suggested that a brush instead of a sharp needle should be used to transfer the peel from the Petri dish to the slide.
This is because of the:

• A. Sharp needle does not allow mounting of the peel.
• B. Needles can be used to prevent the entry of bubbles on the mount.
• C. Sharp needle may damage the cells.
• D. Needle does not help in the proper transfer of peel from petridish to slide.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Sharp needle does not allow mounting of the peel.

C. sharp needle may damage the cells.

Solution : Brush is used to transfer the peels from the leaf tissue to the slide from petri dish to prevent any damage to the cells.

So the correct answer is " sharp needle may damage the cells.".