Why is the nucleus of the elodea cell invisble under a compound microscope?

Question

To those of you who answered the two previos questions, thank you so much. I really appreciate you helping me out, but I have more question to ask, and I promise this one will be my very last until the next time. So once again please help me out with this. Thank you.

Answer 1

Without false coloring, the nucleus in uncolored, so you can't see it.  It may also be hard to see due to the fact that the elodea nuclei tend to be located near the edges of the cell and often blend in with the cell membrane or cell wall if you don't have a high enough power microscope.

Answer 2

It is too small that's why. ^_^

Answer 3

Eukaryotic cells are structurally complex units that contain several subcellular components, each typically with its unique function in the activities of the cell. Most of those structures are difficult to see in living cells because they are small and colorless. A structure may be just barely visible in the light microscope if its refractive index is sufficiently different from that of the rest of the cell. Also the large numbers of chloroplasts may"mask" the nucleus from view. It is large enough to see.