Describe the process of binary fission

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Chapter 5

Define all bold-faced terms in the text, describe the process of binary fission and discuss how binary fission relates to metabolism. Describe the parts of a standard growth curve.

Categorize cells based on osmotic pressure/salt concentration preferred (ie halophile grows in high salt conc.)

Categorize cells based on preferred temperature

Categorize cells based on preferred oxygen concentration, be able to identify preferred oxygen concentration in an FT tube

Categorize cells based on preferred pH

Be able to make predictions about growth/growth curves in a variety of environmental conditions (Qs 18-23 lab 5.1)

Chapter 6

Be able to describe the importance of biogeochemical cycles (carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, etc)

Be able to discuss the symbiotic relationship between nitrogen fixation and leguminous plants and how each member of the relationship benefits from it. Also be able to discuss how humans benefit from that relationship.

Define bioremediation and differentiate between biostimulation (natural bioremediation) and bioaugmentation (artificial bioremediation).

Discuss the breakdown of xenobiotics.

List and describe the steps of wastewater treatment.

Know what BOD means as a measure of water quality

List and describe the steps of drinking water treatment.

Describe how composting works.

Describe how water is tested to ensure that it is safe to drink.

Discuss the growth of microbes in food and how to control the growth of microbes in food.

Know the various food spoilage organisms.

Be able to differentiate between a food intoxication and a food infection and know examples of each.

Chapter 7

Define all bold-faced terms in the text, discuss how understanding the growth of microbes allows one to control the growth of microbes. Know the 3 levels of disinfectants. Know Spaulding's levels of classification. Differentiate between physical and chemical control methods. Be able to describe the types of physical controls covered in your text and lecture. Describe how an autoclave works and how it is checked to ensure sterilization has occurred.

Define the D value and know how to use the D value to estimate the time it takes to disinfect an item.

Chapter 8

Define the bold-faced terms in the book: catabolic, anabolic, substrate, enzyme, active site, allosteric site, feedback inhibition, oxidation reduction reaction, aerobic respiration, anaerobic respiration, proton motive force

Differentiate between aerobic respiration, anaerobic respiration and fermentation

Know the 4 subpathways of aerobic respiration. Per your notes page know the substrate, products, # ATP produced, # NADH produced and # FADH produced in each

Describe how the ETS works to produce ATP: include a discussion of the gradient and ATP synthase

Discuss what happens to energy production when one of the subpathways is interrupted if the cell is an aerobe vs. a facultative anaerobe.

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