You are viewing an image from a microscope in which the specimens in the smear have more than one color. You are probably looking at
A) a smear stained with a differential stain.
B) a specimen stained with various fluorescent molecules.
C) a scanning tunneling micrograph.
D) a specimen on a dark-field microscope.
E) either a specimen stained with a differential stain or fluorescent molecules.

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Differential stains and fluorescent stains are both techniques used to color specimens with more than one color to distinguish different components or structures within the specimen. Differential stains, like the Gram stain, use different dyes to differentiate between types of cells or cell parts, while fluorescent stains use fluorescent molecules that emit light of various colors when exposed to specific wavelengths of light, allowing for the visualization of different structures or molecules within the specimen.

You Are Viewing an Image from a Microscope in Which