Plant Cell

 Material required –

onion peel, watch glass, glass slide, cover slip, paint brush, microscope, water

Method – Cut an onion and obtain an inner fleshy tissue as shown in the diagram. Remove a peel from inner or outer surface of it and transfer it on to a watch glass containing water. Put a water drop on to a clean glass slide and transfer the specimen on to the slide using a paint brush. Cover slip without trapping any air bubbles and observe it through the microscope.

             Microscopic view of a plant cell