Rhombus-Shaped Object
Not all plant cells in Rhoeo Discolor leaf have this
rhombus-shaped object. Looking rather like a cat's eye, it is made up of a gap between mirror image cells and seems to be a stoma.
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When magnified, it looks like an
ellipse rather than a rhombus. In this picture, only
one cell contains the object; other cells around
this cell don't have one. I understand these stoma (stomata for singular) to be small adjustable aperatures used for respiration. |
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400x
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Each of these images shows the thick cell wall of a plant. Most seem to have what looks like itty bitty protists either on the surface or within them. |
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1000x
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These are also highly reminiscent of lips. They even are darker (as if wearing lipstick) than the surrounding cell. Here the light source comes through
the stoma. The texture is more visible on the right hand side. From this magnification, it could just as easily be content within the cell as on its surface. |
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Objects on the Cells
This spot makes it seem that this represents some "contamination" of other organisms on the surface of the
plant cells. They don't seem to be nuclei or other organells of the plant
cells since they are gathered together.
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200x
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The insides of the objects are clearly visible.
At the middle of the image is a big, dark dot that
seems to be located underneath. |
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400x
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These three-dimensional objects
have some tiny dots inside of them. |
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Tiny Object Inside of the Cell
There is one tiny object inside of the cell. It is not
found on all plant cells and, its location is not
consistent; some are located at the middle of the cells, and
others are located near the edges of the cells.
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400x
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This three-dimensional object is
extremely small. Even at 400x, it is much smaller
than plant cell. |
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1000x
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At 1000x, its rough texture is
visible. The edge of the object is dark. It seems to
be comprised of many tiny dots. This looks very similar to, but smaller than, the sorus of a fern leaf. |
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This slide, labeled "Rhoeo
Discolor leaf" seems to be a layer of over-lapped plant cells.
Interestingly, some of the plant cells have a line inside each of
them and a rhombus-shaped dot at the middle. The shape of each plant
cells differs.
