21- All living things have 1 of 2 possible cell types. What are these two cell types and how is one type
distinguished from the other. Living organisms can be classified into 3 domains. What are the 3 domains.
22. Be familiar with the terms that describe the shape and arrangement of bacteria.
23. Be familiar with bacterial cell structure and function, including the external components of the cell, the
cell wall, the cell membrane, and internal structures.
24. What distinguishes a Gram-positive bacterium from a Gram-negative bacterium.
25. Microbial growth.
a. What are the physical requirements for growth.
b. What are the chemical requirements for growth.
c. How can bacteria be classified based on their oxygen requirements, temperature preferences, and pH preferences.
d. Bacterial cells divide by a process called binary fission.
e. What are the 4 phases of a typical bacterial growth curve.How does one measure bacterial growth.
26. Metabolism
a. catabolism versus anabolism
b. What are enzymes and how do they work.
c. What is an oxidation and what is a reduction.
d. fermentation versus respiration; What are the stages/steps of respiration/fermentation.
e. aerobic respiration versus anaerobic respiration
f. What is (are) the terminal electron acceptor(s) in fermentation and in aerobic and anaerobic respiration.