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  Unit 1 (C1 - C2 - C3 - C4 - C10)  
  C1 - The Microbial World and You  
 
 
 
Lecture & Learning Objectives
> Lecture
> Learning Objectives
   
 
 
Home Work Assignments
> The Three Domains
> Evolution and Oxygen: How Bacteria Were Able to Change the Earth
> Bacteria
> Endospores: The Sporalation Song
> Cyanobacteria: Photosynthetic, Heterocysts, and Akinetes
> Cyanobacteria
> Archaea (1)
> Archaea (2)
> What is a Protist? (Taken From The Living Tree Project)
> Three Types of Protozoa Motion
> Protist
> Algae: the most important plants!
> Biology of Algae (Part One)
> Biology of Algae (Part Two)
> What is a fungus?
> Fungi
> Lichen
> Virus
> Is there is a helminth in your gut!
> Biofilms
> Bacterial Biofilms
> The Discovery of Penicillin
> Spontaneous Generation
> Pasteur's Swan Neck Vessel Disproves Spontaneous Generation
> Evolution: From Cells to Humans
   
Knowledge Game - Self Assessment
> C1 Challenge
   
Articles of Interest
> Six Scary Bugs
> New Delhi Metallo Lactamase (The story about the origin of this "Super Bug".)
   
 
 
 
  C2 - Chemical Principles  
 
 
 
Lecture & Learning Objectives
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Please Note: Basic knowledge about chemistry is a prerequisite for this course. This chapter is not covered as a lecture topic, however. Lecture slides, Learning objectives and homework assignments are provided so you can review basic chemical principles that will be used throughout this course. This is "required knowledge".
> Lecture
> Learning Objectives
   
 
 
Home Work Assignments
> Ionic Bonds
> Ionic vs Covalent Bonding
> Hydrogen Bonding (1)
> Hydrogen Bonding (2)
> Oxidation Reduction
> Oxidation Reduction Reactions
> Biochemical Pathways (Metabolic Pathways)
> How Enzymes Work
> Enzymes
> Cross Sectional Analysis of Plasma Membrane
> Know Your Molecules
> Mendeleev & The Periodic Table of Elements (Brief History of Chemistry)
> The Diameter of a Water Molecule
> Interactive Periodic Table of Elements (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
   
Knowledge Game - Self Assessment
> C2 Challenge
   
Articles of Interest
   
 
 
 
  C3 - Observing Microorganisms Through a Microscope  
 
 
 
Lecture & Learning Objectives
> Lecture PPt
> Learning Objectives
   
 
 
Home Work Assignments
  Microscope
> Light Microscope
> Electron Microscope
  Staining
> Microsopy and Staining
> Historical Time-Line of the Microscope
> Leeuwenhoek's Microscope
> Compound Light Microscope
> Compound Light Microscope Structure (Labeled)
> How to Use a Compound Light Micrscope by Worcester Polytechnic Institute
>
 Atomic Force Microscope
   
Knowledge Game - Self Assessment
> C3 Challenge
   
Articles of Interest
  microbe
 
 
 
  C4 - Functional Anatomy of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells  
 
 
 
Lecture & Learning Objectives
> Lecture PPt
> Learning Objectives
   
 
 
Home Work Assignments
> Active Transport
> Active Types
> Flagella Arrangement
> Flagella Movement
> Flagella Structure
> Membrane Permeability
> Membrane Structure
> Motility
> Passive Principles
> Passive Specials
> Spirochetes
> Endospores: The Sporalation Song
   
Knowledge Game - Self Assessment
> C4 Challenge
 
Articles of Interest
   
 
 
 
  C10 - Classification of Microorganisms  
 
 
 
> Lecture PPt
> Learning Objectives
   
 
 
Home Work Assignments
> Dichotomous Keys
> Dichotomous Sample
> Dichotomous Practice
   
Knowledge Game - Self Assessment
> C10 Challenge
 
Articles of Interest
   
Bonus Points
> Unit One Vocabulary
> The Secret Social Life of Bacteria (Dr. Bonnie Bassler) // Worksheet Questions
 
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