Summarize the main themes of Microbiology and briefly outline the major features of this field of Science.
Discuss the evolution, classification, and naming of microorganisms.
Provide an overview of the Chemistry of Biology including a discussion of atoms, chemical bonds, molecules, and organic compounds common to all cells.
Summarize the methods used to study microorganism in a laboratory including: microscopy, isolation and identification techniques, and culture media.
Compare and contrast the structure and function of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, and discuss the following groups of eukaryotic organisms: fungi, algae, protozoa, and helminthes.
Discuss viruses with regard to structure, classification, multiplication cycle, cultivation techniques, detection and treatment methods.
Explain microbial nutrition and discuss transport mechanisms, environmental factors that can influence growth, and methods to study microbial growth.
Define the role of enzymes in microbial metabolism, differentiate between anabolism and catabolism, and provide an overview of the process of photosynthesis.
Discuss control methods for microorganisms and differentiate between physical methods of control and chemical methods of control.