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Microbiology Exam I Review: Foundations, Cell Structure, Microscopy, and Metabolism

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Francesco Redi's Experiments

Needham vs. Spallanzani

Pasteur's Experiments on Spontaneous Generation

History of Spontaneous Generation Summarized

Introduction to Archaea

Introduction to Taxonomy

Scientific Naming of Organisms

Introduction to Microscopes

Magnification, Resolution, & Contrast

Introduction to Light Microscopy

Light Microscopy: Bright-Field Microscopes

Light Microscopes that Increase Contrast

Light Microscopes that Detect Fluorescence

Electron Microscopes

Introduction to Staining

Simple Staining

Differential Staining

Other Types of Staining

Gram Stain

Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells

Introduction to Eukaryotic Organelles

Overview of Prokaryotic Cell Structure

Introduction to Bacterial Cell Walls

Gram-Positive Cell Walls

Gram-Negative Cell Walls

Gram-Positive vs. Gram-Negative Cell Walls

The Glycocalyx: Capsules & Slime Layers

Endospores

Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements

Introduction to Membrane Transport

Osmosis

Simple and Facilitated Diffusion

Active Transport

Introduction to Energy

Chemical Reactions

ATP

Enzymes

Redox Reactions

Introduction to Aerobic Cellular Respiration

Glycolysis

Pentose-Phosphate Pathway

Entner-Doudoroff Pathway

Pyruvate Oxidation

Krebs Cycle

Electron Transport Chain

Fermentation & Anaerobic Respiration

Introduction to Bacteria