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Microbiology Exam 1 Study Guide: History, Cell Structure, and Metabolism

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Introduction to Microbiology

Symbiotic Relationships

Members of the Bacterial World

Introduction to Bacteria

Introduction to Spontaneous Generation

Francesco Redi's Experiments

Needham vs. Spallanzani

Pasteur's Experiments on Spontaneous Generation

Scientific Method

Introduction to Taxonomy

Scientific Naming of Organisms

Introduction to Archaea

Introduction to Eukarya

Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells

Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements

Overview of Prokaryotic Cell Structure

The Glycocalyx: Capsules & Slime Layers

Introduction to Biofilms

Pili

Fimbriae & Hami

Introduction to Prokaryotic Flagella

Gram-Positive Cell Walls

Gram-Negative Cell Walls

Gram-Positive vs. Gram-Negative Cell Walls

Archaeal Cell Membranes

Cell Envelope & Biological Membranes

Bacterial & Eukaryotic 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

Cell Inclusions

Endospores

Introduction to Eukaryotic Organelles

Introduction to the Cytoskeleton

Eukaryotic Cilia & Flagella

Endocytosis and Exocytosis

Mitochondria & Chloroplasts

Endosymbiotic Theory

Introduction to Energy

ATP

Types of Phosphorylation

Enzymes

Enzyme Activation Energy

Introduction to Metabolism

Redox Reactions

Introduction to Aerobic Cellular Respiration

Glycolysis

Pyruvate Oxidation

Krebs Cycle

Electron Transport Chain

Fermentation & Anaerobic Respiration

Introduction to Photosynthesis

Pigments of Photosynthesis

Light Reactions of Photosynthesis

Calvin Cycle