Importance of Microorganisms
Scientific Naming of Organisms
Members of the Bacterial World
Introduction to Taxonomy
Introduction to Spontaneous Generation
Atoms- Smallest Unit of Matter
Ionic Bonding
Covalent Bonds
Hydrogen Bonding
Simple Staining
Gram Stain
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
Simple and Facilitated Diffusion
Osmosis
Active Transport
Group Translocation
Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements
Introduction to Eukaryotic Organelles
Endomembrane System: Protein Secretion
Endomembrane System: Digestive Organelles
Mitochondria & Chloroplasts
Introduction to Cultivating Microbial Growth
Binary Fission
Introduction to Controlling Microbial Growth
Introduction to Microbial Genetics
Introduction to DNA Replication
Introduction to Mutations
Horizontal Gene Transfer
Introduction to DNA Cloning
Introduction to Polymerase Chain Reaction
Introduction to Viruses
Introduction to Immunity
Introduction to Innate Immunity
Introduction to First-Line Defenses
Physical Barriers in First-Line Defenses: Skin
Physical Barriers in First-Line Defenses: Mucous Membrane
First-Line Defenses: Chemical Barriers
First-Line Defenses: Normal Microbiota
Introduction to Cells of the Immune System
Cells of the Immune System: Granulocytes
Cells of the Immune System: Agranulocytes
Phagoctytosis