Classification by Shape and Gram Staining

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What is the shape of bacteria that are spherical and often found in pairs?

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Neisseria pair-forming.

Front

What is the typical example of spirilla bacteria?

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Long helical shape.

Front

What is the arrangement name for rod-shaped bacteria aligned like a fence?

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Palisade alignment.

Front

What does a pink-red color indicate after Gram staining?

Back

Thin peptidoglycan wall.

Front

What type of bacteria requires oxygen and cannot survive in anoxic environments?

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Aerobic bacteria.

Front

What is the shape of bacteria that are comma-like?

Back

Vibrio.

Front

What is the term for bacteria that are oval rods?

Back

Coccobacilli.

Front

What arrangement do you call two rod-shaped bacteria together?

Back

Diplobacilli.

Front

What is the characteristic of anaerobic bacteria?

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They cannot survive in the presence of oxygen.

Front

What is the main component of the bacterial cell wall that is thick in Gram-positive bacteria?

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Peptidoglycan.