You Are Given an Electron Micrograph of a Bacterial Cell

Multiple Choice

You are given an electron micrograph of a bacterial cell. In the micrograph you can clearly see three thin layers of different densities surrounding the cell. Based on the micrograph, you can infer that this cell is ________ and would appear ________ after application of the Gram stain procedure.

A) gram-positive / purple
B) gram-negative / pink
C) gram-positive / pink
D) gram-negative / purple