Gram Negative vs

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Which type of bacteria stains purple or violet in a gram stain?

Gram positive (correct)

Gram negative

Neither

Both

What color do gram negative bacteria stain in a gram stain?

Yellow or orange

Pink or red (correct)

Purple or violet

Blue or green

What is the main difference between the cell walls of gram positive and gram negative bacteria?

Gram negative cell walls contain a thick peptidoglycan layer (correct)

Gram negative cell walls contain teichoic acids

Gram positive cell walls contain a thick plasma membrane

Gram positive cell walls contain a thin peptidoglycan layer

What is the main difference between exotoxins and endotoxins?

Exotoxins are produced inside the cell and secreted outside, while endotoxins are part of the outer layer of gram positive bacteria Signup and view all the answers

Why are antibiotics effective against bacteria?

Antibiotics inhibit the growth of bacteria Signup and view all the answers

What methods do bacteria use to share antibiotic resistant genes?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

How do bacteria transfer plasmid DNA to another bacterium?

Through their pilus (sex pistols) Signup and view all the answers

What happens when a virus injects DNA into a host cell?

The virus incorporates the bacterial DNA into their own DNA Signup and view all the answers

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Which type of bacteria stains purple or violet in a gram stain?

What color do gram negative bacteria stain in a gram stain?

What is the main difference between the cell walls of gram positive and gram negative bacteria?

What is the main difference between exotoxins and endotoxins?

Why are antibiotics effective against bacteria?

What methods do bacteria use to share antibiotic resistant genes?

How do bacteria transfer plasmid DNA to another bacterium?

What happens when a virus injects DNA into a host cell?

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