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Microbiology Exam 1: Comprehensive Study Notes

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Introduction to Chemical Bonding

Covalent Bonds

Noncovalent Bonds

Ionic Bonding

Hydrogen Bonding

Introduction to Water

Properties of Water- Cohesion and Adhesion

Properties of Water- The Universal Solvent

Acids and Bases

pH Scale

Carbon

Functional Groups

Introduction to Biomolecules

Monomers & Polymers

Carbohydrates

Proteins

Lipids

Cell Envelope & Biological Membranes

Introduction to Membrane Transport

Passive vs. Active Transport

Osmosis

Simple and Facilitated Diffusion

Active Transport

Introduction to Bacteria

Introduction to Spontaneous Generation

Needham vs. Spallanzani

Pasteur's Experiments on Spontaneous Generation

Introduction to Microscopes

Light Microscopy: Bright-Field Microscopes

Introduction to Staining

Gram Stain

Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements

Introduction to Bacterial Cell Walls

Gram-Positive Cell Walls

Gram-Negative Cell Walls

Gram-Positive vs. Gram-Negative Cell Walls