Exam 2: Microscopy

Which of the following is considered to be a differential staining procedure?

In the Gram-staining procedure,the mordant is

If the decolorizer is left on too long in the Gram-staining procedure,gram-positive organisms will be stained __________ and gram-negative organisms will be stained __________.

A procedure that divides organisms into two or more groups depending on their individual reactions to the same staining procedure is referred to as __________ staining.

The useful magnification of a light microscope is limited by the ___________ of the light source being utilized.

Which type of microscopy would be preferred for creating a three dimensional view of the distribution and arrangement of flagella on a bacterial cell surface?

If you forgot to heat fix a smear before doing a Gram stain,which of the following might occur?

In the Gram-staining procedure,the decolorizer is

Gram staining divides bacterial species into two groups based on differences in cell wall structure.