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Fill in the blanks with:  the names of the dyes, other chemicals, and the color of cells following each step!!!!!  I.  Primary Stain = [a]                Gram- positive =   [b]          (color of cells)         Gram-negative =  [c]           (color of cells) II. Mordant = [d]     III.  Decolorization =   [e]               Gram-positive =  [f]             (color of cells)              Gram-negative = [g]             (color of cells)  IV.  Counterstain = [h]               Gram-positive = [i]                (color of cells)             Gram-negative = [j]                (color of cells)  

Which of the following are used when separating one species from another  using the preferred best method?

What structure does light pass through immediately after leaving the condenser in a compound light microscope?  

Counterstains have contrasting color to the primary stain.  

List the two major differential staining techniques:             [a]              [b] 

The purpose of staining cells on a microscope slide is to     

Assume you stain Bacillus megaterium by applying malachite green with heat and then counterstaining with safranin. Through the microscope, the green structures are    

List the three  bacterial structures that are colored and isolated via Special Stains:          [a]          [b]          [c]

Match the following terms to their correct description: sterile                    cloudiness, due to cell replication in liquid medium colony              tiny sample of specimen that is put into a medium culture                      absence of any life forms and viral particles media                                macroscopic microbial growth forms turbidity       microbial growth following incubating the specimen inoculum                                  nutrients to sustain microbial growth

Bacterial smears are fixed before staining to