Module 2: Microbiology
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- 24630
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- 2.1: Microbiology and Protista Lab
- In this lab, you will observe many slides with specimens of organisms and be able to identify them based on their appearance and unique characteristics. These organisms include cyanobacteria, protists, green algae, and bacteria.
- 2.2: Reading - Prokaryotes
- Prokaryotes include the domains Bacteria and Archaea. All of the organisms that we study in this lab will be in the domain Bacteria. This exercise is designed to familiarize students with some basic equipment and techniques used in the study of microorganisms. In addition, students will learn some basic techniques used in identifying prokaryotes and make and view microscope slides of some common prokaryotes.
- 2.3: Reading - Protists
- There are many types of protists including, but not limited to, euglenozoans, diatoms, alga, and tubulinids. The goal of this exercise is to learn about protists. We will study major groups and for most of the groups, we will study representative genera.