CHROMOPLAST & AMILOPLASTS OBSERVATION

INTRODUCTION: 

In this experiment we will use a potato and tomato to observe the cells that are inside of them.

amylopectin: Cells that keep the starch. 

Chromoplast: Keep pigments. 

OBJECTIVES: 

- To see the pigments of the tomato and if all the cell is red. 

- With the potato, to see the aminoplasts

FIRST PART: PROCEDURE OF THE TOMATO:

1. Peel the tomato and take a small part of the pulp. 

2. Prepare a procedure called squash. 

3. Observe with the microscope. 

4. Cut a small piece of paper (2cm) and you need to push and to turn with the finger to the tomato, and then take away the paper. 

OBSERVATIONS: 

The cells are white/transparent, and form red pigments that are the cloroplast. 

SECOND PART: PROCEDURE OF THE POTATO:

1. You need to cut a small piece of potato and to take the white liquid that is insade of the potato with a dropper. 

2. You need to put the liquid with the light a few minutes (the liquid need to be dry). 

3. Put a few drops of lugol and wait 3 minutes. 

4. Observe with the microscope. 

OBSERVATIONS: 

You can see the aminoplasts. 

MICROTOME PART:

1. We need distilled water and with the microtome cut the piece of potato ant put inside the distilled water. 

2. Dye the piece of potato. 

3. Observe with the microscope. 

OBSERVATIONS: 

We observe the starch organelles inside the cell. 

We count arround 12-20 organnels in each cell.