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BIO 186 Microbiology: Unit I Study Guide (Chapters 1–5)

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Introduction to Archaea

Introduction to Bacteria

Introduction to Eukarya

Members of the Bacterial World

Scientific Method

Francesco Redi's Experiments

Needham vs. Spallanzani

Pasteur's Experiments on Spontaneous Generation

Koch's Postulates

Introduction to Taxonomy

Scientific Naming of Organisms

Atoms- Smallest Unit of Matter

Introduction to Chemical Bonding

Covalent Bonds

Ionic Bonding

Hydrogen Bonding

Introduction to Water

Acids and Bases

pH Scale

Carbon

Introduction to Biomolecules

Carbohydrates

Lipids

Proteins

Nucleic Acids

ATP

Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells

Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements

The Glycocalyx: Capsules & Slime Layers

Pili

Fimbriae & Hami

Introduction to Prokaryotic Flagella

Gram-Positive Cell Walls

Gram-Negative Cell Walls

Gram-Positive vs. Gram-Negative Cell Walls

Cell Envelope & Biological Membranes

Bacterial & Eukaryotic Cell Membranes

Concentration Gradients and Diffusion

Introduction to Membrane Transport

Passive vs. Active Transport

Osmosis

Simple and Facilitated Diffusion

Active Transport

Endospores

Sporulation

Germination

Introduction to Eukaryotic Organelles

Endosymbiotic Theory

Introduction to Microscopes

Magnification, Resolution, & Contrast

Introduction to Light Microscopy

Light Microscopy: Bright-Field Microscopes

Electron Microscopes

Introduction to Staining

Gram Stain

Introduction to Energy

Enzymes

Introduction to Metabolism

Redox Reactions

Introduction to Aerobic Cellular Respiration

Glycolysis

Krebs Cycle

Electron Transport Chain

Chemiosmosis

Fermentation & Anaerobic Respiration

Introduction to Photosynthesis

Pigments of Photosynthesis

Stages of Photosynthesis

Light Reactions of Photosynthesis

Cyclic vs. Non-Cyclic Photophosphorylation

Calvin Cycle