Plant Cell Lab (Mollie Figueroa) Onion cells are among the most common choices for cell studies in early biology classes. The thin layer of skin found on the inside of an onion scale (one layer of onion) lifts off without effort and can be wet. When people talk about onions, they usually mean garden onions.
Cell wall serves as a protective barrier but, it allows the transmission of chemical signals and cellular excretions.
The onion (Allium cepa L., from Latin cepa "onion"), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium.
An onion is a multicellular plant. For this experiment, the thin membrane will be used to observe the onion cells. There are some similarities and differences between plant and animal cells.
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