When preparing a wet-mount slide of onion cells, a student put a drop of Lugol's iodine stain was added to

a. prevent the formation of air bubbles
b. make cell structures more visible
c. increase the magnification
d. increase the rate of photosynthesis in the cells


Answer: b. make cell structures more visible

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