You have the opportunity to stain a sample of prokaryote cells to verify the chemical composition of their cell walls.The primary component you should stain for in the cell walls of bacteria,even if gram-negative or gram-positive categories,is

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Both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria have cell walls containing peptidoglycan, making it the primary component to stain for. Chitin and cellulose are primarily found in the cell walls of fungi and plants, respectively. Complex lipids and glucose are important components of cell membranes but are not specific to bacterial cell walls.

You Have the Opportunity to Stain a Sample of Prokaryote