Describe how to make a wet mount

What will be an ideal response?


Use a razor to cut a thin section of the material to be observed. Place it on a glass microscope slide and add a drop of distilled water. Place a glass coverslip on one side of the specimen at a 45 degree angle and slowly lower it with a dissecting needle to avoid air bubbles.

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A) sodium B) chloride C) nitrogen D) potassium E) hydrogen

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The outward projections from the central gray matter of the spinal cord, seen easily in microscopic spinal cord cross sections, are called

A) wings. B) horns. C) pyramids. D) fibers. E) tracts.

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The hypothalamus and the limbic system are involved in _____

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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true or false? mRNA can be made from particular introns that have been removed from pre-mRNA.

a. true b. false

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