xylem and phloem slides
xylem and phloem slides
Hi everyone, my bio teacher wants to know is there any thing else we can use to make slides for showing xylem and phloem other than celery . I think she needs a change ... don't we all ,cheers Sue
xylem and phloem
Thanks Graeme - I'll give them a try
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I asked my Bio teacher. She just buys prepared slides.
Science Supply Australia (ph. 1300 857 544, web. http://www.chemtalk.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=451) have a good range of monocots, dicot stem ts's for about $7.50 each
Regards,
Ian
Science Supply Australia (ph. 1300 857 544, web. http://www.chemtalk.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=451) have a good range of monocots, dicot stem ts's for about $7.50 each
Regards,
Ian
xylem and phloem
Thanks Ian ,yes they're good. They will look at those but they also make their own. cheers Sue
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Xylem & Phloem Slides
Hi Sue,
We use bok choy instead of celery. It comes in twos from the supermarket & & I put one in eosin & the other in methylene blue.
Give it a try - it's softer than celery making it easier for the students to get a thinner section & the methylene blue shows the phloem structures better than the eosin.
regards
Judy
We use bok choy instead of celery. It comes in twos from the supermarket & & I put one in eosin & the other in methylene blue.
Give it a try - it's softer than celery making it easier for the students to get a thinner section & the methylene blue shows the phloem structures better than the eosin.
regards
Judy
Hi, we use nasturtium stems. If you cut them on a 45 degree angle you see the spring shape of the xylem. Water and air bubbles are sometimes visible.
We also use the leaves when testing plants for starch and for printing negatives with silver nitrate. We have some groing near the staff car park, it's very handy.
We also use the leaves when testing plants for starch and for printing negatives with silver nitrate. We have some groing near the staff car park, it's very handy.