Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Micro 204, gram stain

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Question
Answer
A preparation of mixing a loopful of water and a bit of agar slant culture on a glass slide is called a   smear  
🗑
the gram stain is an example of a X stain.   differential  
🗑
All members of the genus Escherichia would be expected to be gram X.   negative  
🗑
Endospores usually appear X in a completed gram stain.   clear  
🗑
If your Staphylococcus aureus cells appear pink after gram staining the most likely cause was X.   over decolorizing  
🗑
Gram positive and gram negative cells have the same color after application is the first two gram stain reagents. T or F   true  
🗑
Generally speaking endospore forming bacteria stain gram X.   positive  
🗑
gram reactions are reliable only for cultures X hours old or younger.   24  
🗑
A smear when properly made should look X.   faintly cloudy  
🗑
The most critical step in making the gram stain is the application of the X.   crystal violet  
🗑
A culture that is too old may appear gram X when stained.   variable  
🗑
Gram positive bacteria stain   purple  
🗑
Gram negative bacteria stain   pink  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: kmorris8
Popular Biology sets