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Cheek & Elodea Cell Lab Data Sheet
Data: Part 1- Cheek Cell
Figure 1:
Drawing of the cheek cell in low power
(40x)
Figure 2:
Drawing of the cheek cell in medium power
(100x)
Figure 3:
Drawing of the cheek cell in high power
(400x)
Questions:
1. Why did we add methylene blue to our cheek cells?
2. What cell part in the cheek cell was stained the darkest?
3. Is your cheek cell an animal cell?
How do you know?
Data: Part 1I- Elodea Cell
Figure 4:
Drawing of the Elodea cell in low power (40x)
Figure 5:
Drawing of the Elodea cell in medium power
(100x)
Figure 6:
Drawing of the Elodea cell in high power
(400x)
Questions:
1. Describe anything that you observe happening in any of the cells.
2. What cell parts were in both the plant and animal cell?
3. All cells have a cell membrane. You did not label the membrane in the Elodea cell. Why do you
think that you could not see the cell membrane?
4. What cell parts could you see in the Elodea cell?
5. Why is it important that the plant cells are shaped the way that they are (what purpose does the
shape serve)?