microbiology

Organism name: ___________________________________

Chapter 4 & 5 - Final Microbe Project

1.) List and describe the organelles inside of a eukaryotic cell that help it function. (general question for everyone, use the book)

2.) Explain the difference in how a eukaryote replicates vs. if it was a virus or a bacterium. (general question for everyone, use the book)

3.) A.) Give a brief description of the different life cycle stages of eukaryotes that are protists.

(general question for everyone, use the book)

*B.) If your organism is a eukaryote, does it have different stages of life or just one? EXPLAIN.

4.) A.) List some different things that protists can use to move. (general question for everyone, use the book)

*B.) If you organism is a eukaryote, explain how it moves (which structure does it have or

create for movement). (use the name of your microbe and the internet)

5.) A.) How are eukaryotic spores different than prokaryotic endospores? (general question for everyone, use the book)

*B.) If you organism is a eukaryote, does it form spores? (use the name of your microbe and the

internet)

C.) Why do eukaryotes create spores? (general question for everyone, use the book)

6.) *A.) How big is your microbe’s genome? (how many bases long is the genetic material?) ? (microbe specific question, use the name of microbe you have and the internet)

B.) What is a genome? (general question for everyone, use the book)

7.) A.) What are genes used for? (general question for everyone, use the book)

*B.) How many genes does your microbe have? (microbe specific question, use the name of microbe you have and the internet)

8.) A.) What are bacterial plasmids? (general question for everyone, use the book)

B.) Which types of genes are typically found on plasmids? (general question for everyone, use the book)

*C.) If you have a bacterium, has it been found to contain plasmids? (microbe specific question,

use the name of microbe you have and the internet)

9.) Why would a microbe replicate its genome? (general question for everyone, use the book)

10.) Why would a microbe perform the central dogma? (general question for everyone, use the book)

11.) A.) What is bacterial conjugation used for? (general question for everyone, use the book)

*B.) Can your microbe perform conjugation? (microbe specific question; use the name of your microbe and the internet; do not answer if you do not have a bacterium)

12.) A.) What is bacterial transformation used for? (general question for everyone, use the book)

*B.) Can your microbe perform transformation? (microbe specific question; use the name of your microbe and the internet; only answer if you have a bacterium)

13.) A.) What happens during transduction? (general question for everyone, use the book)

B.) What happens to an organism after transduction? (general question for everyone, use the book)

*B.) Has transduction occurred with your organism? (microbe specific question; use the name of your microbe and the internet; do not answer if you have a virus)

14.) A.) What is a transposon? (general question, use the book)

B.) What kinds of organisms have transposons? (general question, use the book)