Table of Contents
- 1 What is the shape of chloroplast in Elodea cells?
- 2 What do chloroplasts do and look like?
- 3 What structures are visible in the Elodea leaf cells?
- 4 What is the shape of chloroplasts?
- 5 Do Elodea leaves have chloroplast?
- 6 Where are the chloroplasts located in Elodea cells?
- 7 How big is a chloroplast compared to a cell?
What is the shape of chloroplast in Elodea cells?
Ovals
Describe the shape of these chloroplasts. (Ovals.) Why are these chloroplasts green? (They are green because of the presence of chlorophyll, the light-absorbing pigment necessary for photosynthesis.) Were the chloroplasts stationary or moving around the cell? (They should have been moving.)
What do chloroplasts do and look like?
The main function of the chloroplast is photosynthesis. Most chloroplasts are oval-shaped blobs, but they can come in all sorts of shapes such as stars, cups, and ribbons. Pigments – Pigments give the chloroplast and the plant its color. The most common pigment is chlorophyll which gives plants their green color.
What structures are visible in the Elodea leaf cells?
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Some plant cells have organelles called chloroplasts that make them green and able to capture energy from light. Rigid walls typically made of cellulose surround plant cells. Chloroplasts and mitochondria move within Elodea leaf cells; nuclei are also visible as clear, fried-egg-shaped structures.
What is the size of a Elodea leaf cell?
approximately 0.05 millimeters long
A “typical” Elodea cell is approximately 0.05 millimeters long (50 micrometers long) and 0.025 millimeters wide (25 micrometers wide).
How would you describe the shape of the Elodea leaf cell?
1. What is the shape of the typical Elodea cell? Rectangular shape.
What is the shape of chloroplasts?
Chloroplasts are a type of plastid—a round, oval, or disk-shaped body that is involved in the synthesis and storage of foodstuffs.
Do Elodea leaves have chloroplast?
This Elodea leaf cell exemplifies a typical plant cell. The numerous green chloroplasts allow the cell to make its own food (by photosynthesis). The central vacuole takes up most of the volume of the cell.
Where are the chloroplasts located in Elodea cells?
They may notice that the chloroplasts of many cells are located along the inner cell wall. This is because a large vacuole occupies the central portion of the cell and tightly presses the cytoplasm against the cell wall. Students will sometimes notice that the chloroplasts in a cell are moving.
What makes an Elodea a typical plant cell?
This Elodea leaf cell exemplifies a typical plant cell. It has a nucleus, and a stiff cell wall which gives the cell its box-like shape. The numerous green chloroplasts allow the cell to make its own food (by photosynthesis). The central vacuole takes up most of the volume of the cell.
How to observe plasmolysis of Elodea under normal conditions?
Prepare a wet mount of one leaf from the water plant Elodeausing the water in which it is kept. Observe the cells under normal conditions, and make a sketch of what you see. While observing the leaf under the microscope, wick a solution of 6% NaCl (sodium chloride) across the slide. Sketch your observations.
How big is a chloroplast compared to a cell?
Estimate the size of an individual cell and the size of a chloroplast. Width of cell: 20-30 micrometers Length of cell : 60-130 micrometers Size of chloroplast: approximately 5 micrometers What shape are the cells? The cells are rectangular.