Download Article Download Article
Microscope slides are used to examine single-celled organisms and to look up-close at small plants and organisms. There are two types of prepared slides: dry mounts and wet mounts. Each type of preparation method is used for mounting different types of cells. If you’re wet mounting a particularly pale or translucent specimen, you may need to stain the specimen so it’s visible beneath the microscope.
This article was co-authored by Bess Ruff, MA. Bess Ruff is a Geography PhD student at Florida State University. She received her MA in Environmental Science and Management from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2016. She has conducted survey work for marine spatial planning projects in the Caribbean and provided research support as a graduate fellow for the Sustainable Fisheries Group. This article has been viewed 70,670 times.
Co-authors: 9 Updated: October 21, 2021 Views: 70,670 Article Rating: 86% - 69 votes Categories: Optical Devices
Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 70,670 times.
More reader stories Hide reader stories |