MBIO 3280- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 22 pages long!)
6 Oct 2017
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Start email with name and student number. Tested only on lecture notes use textbook for reference only. Midterm = 20: date not established (will vote on dates) In class: no questions during midterm due to size of room, combination exam of multiple choice, short answer, truth or false (with explanation if false) History of microbial ecology and microbial communities study. Biogeochemical cycling of elements: carbon, nitrogen, sulfur and phosphate/iron. Microbial habitats soil, ocean, lakes, extreme environments. Microbial associations and interactions: microbes with other microbes, plants, insects and animals. Widespread distribution: easily dispersed, can be transferred by air, as well as spores, humans, and physical objects, diverse, phenotypical, and genotypic, present for > 3 billion years. Abundance: small size but large numbers, estimated that 1 hectare of fertile soil 15 cm deep has 1000kg of microbes (mostly bacteria and fungi) Adaptable: fast growth rates allow reproduction to large numbers, fast adaptation to environment through molecular regulation.
