Introduction to Microbiology
Introduction to Spontaneous Generation
Francesco Redi's Experiments
Needham vs. Spallanzani
Pasteur's Experiments on Spontaneous Generation
History of Spontaneous Generation Summarized
Scientific Method
Introduction to Chemical Bonding
Introduction to Water
Properties of Water- Cohesion and Adhesion
Properties of Water- The Universal Solvent
Carbon
Functional Groups
Introduction to Biomolecules
Monomers & Polymers
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
Lipids
Members of the Bacterial World
Introduction to Bacteria
Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements
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
Pili
Fimbriae & Hami
Introduction to Prokaryotic Flagella
Prokaryotic Flagellar Structure
Prokaryotic Flagellar Movement
Proton Motive Force Drives Flagellar Motility
Chemotaxis
Review of Prokaryotic Surface Structures
Prokaryotic Ribosomes
Cell Inclusions
Introduction to Archaea
Archaeal Cell Membranes
Introduction to Eukarya
Introduction to Eukaryotic Organelles
Introduction to the Cytoskeleton
Eukaryotic Cilia & Flagella