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Bacteria

1. What is the function of each colorant in the process?

2. What is the difference in the cell wall of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria?
3. Why is it necessary to sterilize all the materials?
4. Why is it necessary to heat the slide
5. Is it possible to have gram positive and gram-negative bacteria in the same sample? Justify
your answer
6. What are the main types of shapes in bacteria?

Protista & Fungi

1. List at least 3 colorants needed in Fungi staining

2. What is the name of the asexual reproductive structure in fungi?
3. Why is it necessary to use tape sampling Fungi?
4. What type of organisms can be found in a sample of dump water?
5. Describe how many different the colonies are in the samples you prepared in vacations,
describe them using the image #1. In case the colonies did not appear describe the
colonies of the following images below
Image #1. Types of colonies