Reference no: EM131653161

Part A -

The Chemistry of Microbiology -

1. Define the following terms:

a. atom                     e. element                     i. valence electron          

b. proton                   f. atomic number            j. molecule         

c. neutron                 g. atomic mass               k. organic compound

d. electron                h. isotope

2. Describe these chemical bonds:

a. covalent bond  (polar and non-polar)                

b. ionic bond

c. hydrogen bond

3. Compare and contrast synthesis reactions with decomposition reactions.

4. Define the following terms:

a. chemical reaction                d. base.               g. buffers                           

b. inorganic chemical               e. pH scale          h. hydrophobic

c. acid                                    f. neutral             i. hydrophilic                                     

5. Describe the function and basic characteristics of:

a. proteins                         

b. carbohydrates                                             

c. lipids                                

d. nucleic acids

Cell Structure and Function -

6. List and describe four major processes that all living things share and how they differentiate them from nonliving matter.

Part B -

Bacterial Cytoplasmic Membranes -

1. Define the following terms:

a. selectively permeable membrane       d. osmosis           g. hypotonic

b. diffusion                                           e. isotonic            h. active transport

c. facilitated diffusion                            f. hypertonic         i. group translocation

Cytoplasm of Bacteria -

2. Describe the following features and their functions in a "typical" bacterial (prokaryotic) cell.Be able to identify them in a drawing or micrograph.

a. cell membrane                    d. plasmid               g. ribosomes

b. cytosol                               e. inclusions            h. cytoskeleton

c. nucleoid region                    f. endospores