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Draw the blood cells as viewed using the highest magnification setting. then clean your simulated lab space and repeat the process with the onion cells and the human bone cells.

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Blood cells are viewed at high magnification by preparing a thin smear with a 'feathered edge', staining, and observing under a microscope, revealing donut-shaped red blood cells, various white blood cells, and tiny platelets. Similar processes apply to onion and human bone cells, but with different structural appearances. Remember that the orientation will appear inverted under a microscope.

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Drawing and Observing Blood, Onion, and Human Bone Cells

To draw blood cells at the highest magnification setting, one would need to prepare a thin blood smear on a glass slide. This smear should have a 'feathered edge' with a single layer of cells. The next step involves staining the blood smear, commonly with a Wright stain, then observing it under a light microscope using an oil immersion lens. Highly magnified blood cells would include donut-shaped red blood cells, white blood cells of different sizes and with a rough surface, and tiny disc-shaped platelets.

When observing onion cells and human bone cells, similar processes are followed. These specimens should also be thinly spread on a slide, stained, and observed under high magnification. The structure of these cells will differ from blood cells. For instance, onion cells will typically have a rigid cell wall and be more rectangular in shape.

An important concept to understand is that the image orientation will be inverted when viewed through a microscope: if an object is facing right on the slide, it will appear left when magnified under the microscope. This is due to the dual-lens system that microscopes use to magnify the specimen.

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