MICROBIO 303 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Glycolysis, Nucleic Acid Hybridization, Bioinformatics
26 Feb 2016
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Microbiology 303 learning objectives/study guide exam 1: explain the relative size of microbes and determine where they would be able to penetrate. For example, viruses are only able to be seen with an electron microscope, but many bacteria can be seen clearly with a light microscope, and fungi are considered microbes, even though not all of them are microscopic. Microbes enter their host organism through various methods, such as inhalation, random collision, or other ways. In general, microbes are more helpful than harmful. They are necessary for the survival of most eukaryotic organisms, as many of them form a symbiotic relationship with us. Sugars (carbohydrates), nucleic acids, lipids, and amino acids: be able to assign a function to a structural unit. Cytoplasm: a gel-like substance that, in bacteria, houses the nucleoid, gene expression machinery, polymerases, ribosomes, cytoskeleton, inclusions, solutes, ions, and metabolites; most enzymatic reactions also occur here.
