You Are Given an Electron Micrograph of a Bacterial Cell

question 31

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

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