Experiment 2

CELL STAINING TECHNIQUES

Allium cepa- iodine solution for nucleus staining
Tetrahymena- a freshwater, unicellular organism, approximately 40 to 60 microns in

length
-feed on bacteria which they capture by means of four ciliated membranelles
that form a set of three combs that brush particles into a curved buccal cavity rimmed
by a fourth undulating membrane
- cilia are specialized for locomotion or food capture
-macronucleus (active for somatic functions) and micronucleus (silent for mating)
- can survive in PH alterations, cold, and osmotic stress