Microbiology class
1. What does it mean that microbes are ubiquitous?
2. What are the 3 domains of life?
3. What is LUCA?
4. What is an organic compound?
5. What are the 4 macromolecules?
6. What contains the information for building proteins?
7. What are some functions of proteins?
8. What is the term for disrupting the shape of a protein?
9. If you were a hot-dog and you were starving, would you eat yourself?
1. What type of macromolecule is sucrase?
2. How can you easily recognize a carbohydrate?
3. What polysaccharide is a major component of bacterial cell walls?
4. What is the major component of all cell membranes?
5. What does it mean to be amphipathic?
6. What is the correct way to abbreviate the name of a bacteria in this class?
What are the five I’s of microbiology?
2. What does it mean to inoculate media?
3. What is the purpose of agar in nutrient agar?
4. What is the purpose of the nutrients in nutrient agar?
5. What is the difference between selective and differential media?
6. What is the purpose of isolation?
7. What is usually the first step in identification of an unknown bacteria (after you have already isolated)?
1. What are some features shared by all cells?
2. What is the cytoplasmic membrane composed of?
3. What is the function of ribosomes?
4. What are some structures found in most, but not all bacteria?
5. What is the bacterial cell wall composed of?
6. What are the differences between gram + and gram – bacteria?
7. What is the function of plasmids?
8. When gram staining, why do gram + cells appear purple?
9. When gram staining, why do gram – cells appear pink?
10. What group of bacteria never have cell walls?
1. What is an appendage used by many bacteria for motility?
2. What is positive chemotaxis?
3. What is an appendage used by bacteria for attachment to each other or other surfaces?
4. What is exchanged during bacterial conjugation?
5. What are similarities and differences between bacterial microcompartments and eukaryotic organelles?
6. What is a bacterial endospore?
7. What are the 3 groups into which all of life can be divided?
8. What is the definition of a bacterial species?
9. What do the terms “strepto” and “coccus” refer to in the bacteria streptococcus?
10. What ab out “staphylo” and “coccus?”
History
In each discussion board I require that you write your discussion comments into a word document and once completed paste the replies into the reply section of this discussion link. DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS. You will have 3 to 4 discussion questions or topics to choose from below.
1) What happened during the Great Railroad strike of 1877? How did effect people and the economy particularly Maryland and Pennsylvania?
2) How did immigration effect American society in the early 20th century? Do you see any patterns between immigrants of today and of this time?
