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How do you observe mitochondria in onion peel ? Observe and make a sketch of mitochondria.

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Observing mitochondria :

1. Make a fresh solution of Janus Green-B in a beaker. 

2. Mix 200 mg Janus Green-B in 100 ml of water. 

3. Take a watch glass pour some solution. Put the onion peel in this solution and keep it about half an hour. 

4. Keep a piece of onion peel on the slide and wash thoroughly with water. Mitochondria in onion peel ceil 

5. Cover the slide with a cover slip and observe it under microscope at high magnification.

Observations :

Green oval or cylindrical grains scattered in the cytoplasm. They are mitochondria.

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