| A | B |
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| What stain is the mordant stain? | Grams Iodine |
| What stain is the counter stain? | Safranin |
| What stain is considered the primary stain? | Crystal Violet |
| What stain is considered the decolorizer? | Alcohol/Acetone |
| What two stains combined form a complex unable to escape the cell wall of gram positive bacteria? | Iodine and Crystal Violet |
| What color are gram positive bacteria after the entire gram staining process? | Purple |
| What color are gram negative bacteria after the entire gram staining process? | Red/Pink |
| After the alcohol/acetone stain is applied to a gram positive organism, the cells will appear what color? | Purple |
| After the alcohol/acetone stain is applied to a gram negative organism, the cells will appear what color? | Clear |
| After the mordant stain is applied to a gram positive organism, the cells will appear what color? | Purple |
| After the mordant stain is applied to a gram negative organism, the cells will appear what color? | Purple |
| After the counter stain stain is applied to a gram positive organism, the cells will appear what color? | Purple |
| After the counter stain stain is applied to a gram negative organism, the cells will appear what color? | Red/Pink |
| Which cells have a thicker cell wall? | Gram Positive |
| Which cells have an outer membrane? | Gram Negative |
| In what type of cell is the cell wall decreased to the point that the crystal violet/iodine complex can not escape? | Gram Positive |
| What stain is applied for 2 minutes rather than 1 minute? | Safranin |
| What stain is applied 2nd? | Grams Iodine |
| What stain is applied 3rd? | Alcohol/Acetone |
