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BIOL 271 / BIOL271 Module 3: (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A Q: Identify what type of electron microscope was used to capture the following image and explain your choice. (Study all images) Answer: The above image is captured via a Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM). Even at 20nm resolution (inset image), subcellular substructures are still visible. The image lacks the outside 'shell' only appearance of SEM. Q: Gram-Positive cells appear _______ in color due to a ______ peptidoglycan layer in the cell wall. Answer: purple, thick Q: Gram-Negative cells appear _______ in color due to a ______ peptidoglycan layer in the cell wall. Answer: pink, thin Q: True or False: Following the decolorization step of the Gram stain, Gram-Negative bacteria will appear colorless Answer: True. Even together, the LPS and thin peptidoglycan layer are unable to retain the crystal violet dye during decolorization. Q: Name one substance capable of chemically fixing cells to a slide. Answer: Any of the following are true: Paraformaldehyde, ethanol or methanol. Q: You want to observe the size and shape of a cell. What is the easiest staining technique that you could perform? Name at least one dye you would use during this process. Answer: Simple stain. You could use any of the following: methylene blue, crystal violet, safranin or fuschin. Q: You suspect a patient may have TB. Once a sample has been obtained it is sent off to the lab for an acid-fast stain. If the patient were infected with TB, describe what you would expect to see on the stained slide. Answer: You would expect to see red cells (TB+) on a blue background (TB negative). Q: True or False: If a patient is suspected of having malaria, a Giemsa stain would be an appropriate differential test to perform. Answer: True. Giemsa stains are often used in the clinical setting to aid in the diagnosis of blood parasites. Q: Which of the following could be seen clearly by the unaided eye? Select all that apply. A. Bacteria with diameter of 24 μm B. Protozoa with diameter of 150 μm C. Virus with a diameter of 0.2 μm D. Skin cell with diameter of 1500 μm Answer: B. Protozoa with diameter of 150 μm D. Skin cell with diameter of 1500 μm The unaided eye can, on average, clearly resolve objects > 100 μm Q: 2. Which of the following could NOT be seen clearly by the unaided eye? Select all that apply.

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BIOLl271l /l BIOL271l Modulel 3:l (Latestl
2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l Verifiedl
Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A


Q:l Identifyl whatl typel ofl electronl microscopel wasl usedl tol capturel thel
followingl imagel andl explainl yourl choice.l (Studyl alll images)


Answer:
Thel abovel imagel isl capturedl vial al Transmissionl Electronl Microscopel
(TEM).l Evenl atl 20nml resolutionl (insetl image),l subcellularl substructuresl arel
stilll visible.l Thel imagel lacksl thel outsidel 'shell'l onlyl appearancel ofl SEM.




Q:l Gram-Positivel cellsl appearl _______l inl colorl duel tol al ______l
peptidoglycanl layerl inl thel celll wall.


Answer:
purple,l thick




Q:l Gram-Negativel cellsl appearl _______l inl colorl duel tol al ______l
peptidoglycanl layerl inl thel celll wall.


Answer:
pink,l thin

,Q:l Truel orl False:l Followingl thel decolorizationl stepl ofl thel Graml stain,l
Gram-Negativel bacterial willl appearl colorless


Answer:
True.l Evenl together,l thel LPSl andl thinl peptidoglycanl layerl arel unablel tol
retainl thel crystall violetl dyel duringl decolorization.




Q:l Namel onel substancel capablel ofl chemicallyl fixingl cellsl tol al slide.

Answer:
Anyl ofl thel followingl arel true:l Paraformaldehyde,l ethanoll orl methanol.




Q:l Youl wantl tol observel thel sizel andl shapel ofl al cell.l Whatl isl thel easiestl
stainingl techniquel thatl youl couldl perform?l Namel atl leastl onel dyel youl
wouldl usel duringl thisl process.


Answer:
Simplel stain.l Youl couldl usel anyl ofl thel following:l methylenel blue,l crystall
violet,l safraninl orl fuschin.




Q:l Youl suspectl al patientl mayl havel TB.l Oncel al samplel hasl beenl
obtainedl itl isl sentl offl tol thel labl forl anl acid-fastl stain.l Ifl thel patientl werel
infectedl withl TB,l describel whatl youl wouldl expectl tol seel onl thel stainedl
slide.

, Answer:
Youl wouldl expectl tol seel redl cellsl (TB+)l onl al bluel backgroundl (TBl
negative).




Q:l Truel orl False:l Ifl al patientl isl suspectedl ofl havingl malaria,l al Giemsal
stainl wouldl bel anl appropriatel differentiall testl tol perform.


Answer:
True.l Giemsal stainsl arel oftenl usedl inl thel clinicall settingl tol aidl inl thel
diagnosisl ofl bloodl parasites.




Q:l Whichl ofl thel followingl couldl bel seenl clearlyl byl thel unaidedl eye?l
Selectl alll thatl apply.

A.l Bacterial withl diameterl ofl 24l μm
B.l Protozoal withl diameterl ofl 150l μm
C.l Virusl withl al diameterl ofl 0.2l μm
D.l Skinl celll withl diameterl ofl 1500l μm


Answer:
B.l Protozoal withl diameterl ofl 150l μm
D.l Skinl celll withl diameterl ofl 1500l μm

Thel unaidedl eyel can,l onl average,l clearlyl resolvel objectsl >l 100l μm

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