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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Lab: Using a Compound Microscope

Question 7 • AL-Biology A

Which direction below is a step in preparing a wet-mount slide?

Answer
A
Press a specimen and a drop of water between two glass microscope slides.
B
Insert a drop of water between a cover slip and the glass slide.
C
Add a drop of water onto a specimen, and place a cover slip on top.
D
Add a drop of water onto a specimen on a glass slide, and clip it onto the microscope stage.

Explanation

Place the specimen on a glass slide, add a drop of water, then gently lower a cover slip over it. The cover slip helps hold the specimen in place and spreads the liquid into a thin layer for viewing. Choice C describes these steps; a second glass slide, as in A, is not used as the cover slip.

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