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Safranin is utilized as a counter in one form of this technique where peptidoglycan traps an iodine-crystal violet complex. For 10 points each,
[10e] Name this technique whose “Gram” form can colorize bacterial cells. It is a common practice in histology.
ANSWER: staining [accept Gram stain]
[10h] This genus, whose cell wall lacks muramic acid, cannot be visualized using a gram stain. The A-C serovars of its trachomatis (“track-oh-MAT-iss”) species can cause the eyelids to turn inward, potentially resulting in blindness.
ANSWER: Chlamydia [Accept Chlamydia trachomatis; prompt on C. trachomatis]
[10m] This acid-fast genus can’t be detected via a gram-stain due to high lipid content in its cell wall. A bacteria in this genus causes tuberculosis.
ANSWER: Mycobacterium [accept Mycobacterium tuberculosis]
<Science - Biology, Rohan Ganeshan> | VAULT II Packet 01

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Georgia AGeorgia B100010E
KentuckyCalifornia0000
New YorkGeorgia C1001020EM
Texas ANorth Carolina1001020EM
Texas BWashington1001020EM

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VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✕618.33100%67%17%
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓25.0050%0%0%
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓310.00100%0%0%
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓47.5075%0%0%
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓415.00100%50%0%
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓36.6767%0%0%
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓415.00100%50%0%
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓47.5025%25%25%
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓514.0080%60%0%
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓818.75100%75%13%