This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: general microbiology, Subject name: Microbiology
MacConkey's Agar is - 
Select and explain. 
A. Enriched medium, B. Enrichment medium, C. Differential medium, D. Synthetic medium
C: Differential medium
Answer: C: Differential medium 
Explanation: DIFFERENTIAL MEDIA: a medium that has substance incorporated in it enabling it to bring out differing characteristic of bacteria and help to distinguish between them is called differential media for eg; MAcCONKEY, NAGLERS MEDIA Ref: