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MCB2010 Exam 1 Study Guide: Foundations of Microbiology (Chapters 1–4)

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Acellular Infectious Agents: Viruses, Viroids & Prions

Introduction to Microbiology

Introduction to Taxonomy

Scientific Naming of Organisms

Members of the Bacterial World

Introduction to Bacteria

Introduction to Archaea

Introduction to Eukarya

Scientific Method

Introduction to Spontaneous Generation

Francesco Redi's Experiments

Needham vs. Spallanzani

Pasteur's Experiments on Spontaneous Generation

History of Spontaneous Generation Summarized

Atoms- Smallest Unit of Matter

Isotopes

Introduction to Chemical Bonding

Covalent Bonds

Noncovalent Bonds

Ionic Bonding

Hydrogen Bonding

Introduction to Water

Properties of Water- Cohesion and Adhesion

Properties of Water- Density

Properties of Water- Thermal

Properties of Water- The Universal Solvent

Acids and Bases

pH Scale

Carbon

Functional Groups

Introduction to Biomolecules

Monomers & Polymers

Carbohydrates

Proteins

Nucleic Acids

Lipids

Cell Envelope & Biological Membranes

Bacterial & Eukaryotic Cell Membranes

Archaeal Cell Membranes

Types of Membrane Proteins

Concentration Gradients and Diffusion

Introduction to Membrane Transport

Passive vs. Active Transport

Osmosis

Simple and Facilitated Diffusion

Active Transport

Group Translocation

Types of Small Molecule Transport Review

Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells

Binary Fission

Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements

Overview of Prokaryotic Cell Structure

Introduction to Bacterial Cell Walls

Gram-Positive Cell Walls

Gram-Negative Cell Walls

Gram-Positive vs. Gram-Negative Cell Walls

The Glycocalyx: Capsules & Slime Layers

Introduction to Biofilms

Pili

Fimbriae & Hami

Introduction to Prokaryotic Flagella

Prokaryotic Flagellar Structure

Prokaryotic Flagellar Movement

Chemotaxis

Review of Prokaryotic Surface Structures

Prokaryotic Ribosomes

Introduction to Bacterial Plasmids

Cell Inclusions

Endospores

Sporulation

Germination

Endosymbiotic Theory

Introduction to Microscopes

Magnification, Resolution, & Contrast

Introduction to Light Microscopy

Light Microscopy: Bright-Field Microscopes

Light Microscopes that Increase Contrast

Light Microscopes that Detect Fluorescence

Electron Microscopes

Reviewing the Different Types of Microscopes

Introduction to Staining

Simple Staining

Differential Staining

Reviewing the Types of Staining

Gram Stain