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Microbiology Exam 1 Study Guide: Classification, Cell Structure, Biochemistry, Genetics, and Metabolism

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Introduction to Taxonomy

  • Introduction to Taxonomy Example 2
    01:37
  • Categorizing Life Based on Energy Acquisition
    06:14
  • Introduction to Taxonomy
    02:23

Scientific Naming of Organisms

  • Scientific Naming of Organisms
    05:22

Members of the Bacterial World

  • Members of the Bacterial World
    06:17

Introduction to Bacteria

  • Introduction to Bacteria
    06:18

Introduction to Archaea

  • Introduction to Archaea
    04:39

Introduction to Eukarya

  • Helminths
    01:27
  • Fungi
    02:49
  • Introduction to Eukarya
    03:28

Introduction to Spontaneous Generation

  • Biogenesis vs. Spontaneous Generation
    02:05
  • Introduction to Spontaneous Generation
    05:59

Pasteur's Experiments on Spontaneous Generation

  • Pasteur's Experiments on Spontaneous Generation
    03:50
  • Pasteur’s Swan-Neck Experiment
    05:58

Koch's Postulates

  • Koch's Postulates
    01:36
  • The 4 Koch's Postulates
    03:31
  • Limitations to Koch's Postulates
    02:58

Overview of Prokaryotic Cell Structure

  • Overview of Prokaryotic Cell Structure
    05:59

Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements

  • Types of Bacterial Cell Morphology
    02:44
  • Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements
    01:13
  • Bacilli Bacterial Cell Arrangements
    03:56

Osmosis

  • Osmosis Example 1
    02:18
  • Osmosis
    05:59
  • Direction of Osmosis
    06:48

Introduction to Membrane Transport

  • Map of the Lesson on Membrane Transport
    02:26
  • Introduction to Membrane Transport
    03:00
  • Which Molecules Freely Cross Membranes?
    05:31

Simple and Facilitated Diffusion

  • Simple and Facilitated Diffusion
    04:59
  • Transport Proteins of Facilitated Diffusion
    04:49

Active Transport

  • Secondary Active Transport
    06:57
  • Active Transport
    02:37
  • Primary Active Transport
    02:53

Prokaryotic Ribosomes

  • Prokaryotic Ribosomes
    01:51
  • Structure of Prokaryotic Ribosomes
    08:39

Introduction to Eukaryotic Organelles

  • Introduction to Eukaryotic Organelles
    03:45
  • Eukaryotic Ribosomes
    05:51
  • Map of the Lesson on Eukaryotic Organelles
    02:04

Introduction to Chemical Bonding

  • Intramolecular vs. Intermolecular Bonds
    04:01
  • Map of the Lesson on Chemical Bonding
    02:42
  • Introduction to Chemical Bonding
    06:53

Covalent Bonds

  • Covalent Bonds
    04:28
  • Polar Covalent Bonds
    06:51
  • Nonpolar Covalent Bonds
    06:41

Ionic Bonding

  • Ionic Bonding
    04:34
  • Ionic Bonds
    06:07

Hydrogen Bonding

  • Hydrogen Bonding
    05:03

Functional Groups

  • Functional Groups Example 1
    02:00
  • Functional Groups
    06:04

Lipids

  • Steroids & Waxes
    03:31
  • Lipids
    04:19
  • Fatty Acids
    06:59

Proteins

  • Protein Structure
    08:02
  • Amino Acids
    04:37
  • Proteins
    02:50

Carbohydrates

  • Formation & Breakdown of Polysaccharides
    03:08
  • Carbohydrates
    04:53
  • Carbohydrate Functions
    04:48

Nucleic Acids

  • Nucleic Acids Example 2
    01:05
  • Formation & Breakdown of Nucleic Acids
    04:07
  • DNA vs. RNA
    05:57

Introduction to Energy

  • Thermodynamics: System vs. Surroundings
    04:21
  • Introduction to Energy
    04:58

ATP

  • Energy Coupling
    04:57
  • ATP
    06:44
  • Phosphorylation
    03:00

Enzymes

  • Functions of Enzymes
    02:32
  • Enzymes Example 1
    02:25
  • Enzymes
    02:55

Competitive Inhibitors of Metabolic Pathways

  • Guided course
    Competitive Inhibitors of Metabolic Pathways Example 1
    02:36
  • Guided course
    Sulfa Drugs & Folic Acid Synthesis
    05:22

Glycolysis

  • Phases of Glycolysis
    05:57
  • Glycolysis Example 1
    01:29
  • Remembering Phases of Glycolysis
    02:49

Krebs Cycle

  • Krebs Cycle Example 1
    01:20
  • Krebs Cycle
    01:37
  • Phases of The Krebs Cycle
    09:54

Electron Transport Chain

  • Remembering the ETC
    04:43
  • Electron Transport Chain in Prokaryotes
    02:49
  • Electron Transport Chain
    07:41

Fermentation & Anaerobic Respiration

  • Lactic Acid Fermentation
    03:33
  • What Happens to Aerobic Organisms if There's No Oxygen?
    07:50
  • Alcohol Fermentation
    01:59

Biofilms

  • Quorum Sensing
    04:13
  • Steps of Biofilm Development
    04:32
  • Biofilms
    03:14

Binary Fission

  • Binary Fission
    02:16
  • Steps of Binary Fission
    04:57

Introduction to Microbial Genetics

  • Map of the Lesson on Microbial Genetics
    02:04
  • Introduction to Microbial Genetics
    04:20

Chargaff's Rules

  • Chargaff's Rules
    04:33