June 2022

• What is the function of the mitochondria

  • RELEASES energy for the cell
  • site of aerobic respiration
• name one type of cell in a potato plant that does not contain chloroplasts

  • root
  • xylem
  • phloem
  • epidermis
• (practical) explain why the student dry the surface of the potato with paper towel

  • to ensure only the mass of the potato was measured
  • to remove exess water
• why is the covor slip lowered at an angle

  to reduce air bubbles
• why is a thin layer of onion epidermis used 


  to help see the individual cells