GTC MICROBIOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

GTC MICROBIOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS

●● Shape?
Answer: Bacillus


●● Shape?
Answer: Spirillum


●● Shape?
Answer: Shirochete


●● Shape?
Answer: Vibrio


●● Characteristics of bacterial capsules? What type of stain?
Answer: They can have a glycocalyx (slime layer or capsule).


The capsule is negatively charged, so a negative stain is used in order to
repel the stain from the capsule while the background is still stained.
This creates a clear halo around the bacteria.

,●● Type of flagella?
Answer: Peritrichous


●● Type of flagella?
Answer: Lophotrichous


●● Type of flagella?
Answer: Amphitrichous


●● Type of flagella?
Answer: Monotrichous


●● Classify this bacteria by arrangement and shape:
Answer: Staphylococcus


●● Classify this bacteria by arrangement and shape:
Answer: Streptococcus


●● Classify this bacteria by arrangement and shape:
Answer: Streptobaccilus

, ●● Identify:
Answer: Penicillium - Fungi


●● Identify:
Answer: Rhizopus - Fungi


●● Identify:
Answer: Aspergillus - Fungi


●● Identify:
Answer: Saccharomyces - Fungi


●● Identify:
Answer: Balantidium coli (cyst) - Protozoa


●● Identify:
Answer: Balantidium coli (trophozoite) - Protozoa


●● Identify:
Answer: Plasmodium vivax - Protozoa


●● Identify: