BIOS 242 All Discussions, Assignments, Concepts, Exam Review, labs (Package Deal)

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: • Textbook: Chapters 7, 8 • Weekly Concepts Initial Post Instructions Class, let’s discuss the categories that organisms can be grouped in based on their nutritional requirements. Find one microorganism, either a ...

Exam1review WEEK1 HereissomeinformationaboutExam1. • Thisexaminationcoverscontentlearnedinweeks1and2. • Thisexamisworth120totalpoints,andincludesthefollowingtypesofquestions: o 25Multiplechoicequestions o 5Fillintheblankquestions o 2Shortanswerquestions o 2Essayquestions • Youhave...

MICRO. Exam 1 1. Question:Describe the idea of spontaneous generation and what experiments have refuted this idea? Describe the experiment of Louis Pasteur in detail as well as the inferences that were made. What was a specific feature of the experiment that has allowed to experiment? 2. Question:...

Lab5:DifferentialStaining LearningObjectives: • Explaintheprincipleofdifferentialstaining • Applydifferentialstainingtoidentifybacteria Differentialstainusestwoormorestainstospecificallystaincertainstructuresorcellularcomponentswhichcannotbeeasilyobservedusingsimplestains.Differential st...

Lab6:CarbohydrateFermentation LearningObjectives: • Definefermentationanddevelopaknowledgeoffermentationendproducts. • Understandthetheorybehindthecarbohydratefermentationprocedure. • Understandthevariouscomponentsofthecarbohydratemediaandhowthesecomponents work. • Appropriatelyanalyze...

Week4Concepts:ControllingMicrobialGrowth ControllingMicrobialGrowth Prepare:ControllingMicrobialGrowth • Thesterilizinggasusedinchemiclavesis . • HEPAfiltersareusedtoremovemicrobesfrom • Whichofthefollowingmicrobialformshasthehighestresistancetophysicalandchemicalcontrols? • Sterilizat...

RequiredResources Read/reviewthefollowingresourcesforthisactivity: • Textbook:Chapters12,13 • WeeklyConcepts InitialPromptInstructions Youwillbetheexpert:Imagineyouareteachingaclassoncontrollingmicrobialgrowthin the environment. To test your students, you will present them with a scenario...

LabReport: Disinfectants and Antibiotics Purpose: Describe thepurposeofthe lab. Exercise1:Disinfectants Organism1: Besuretorecordthechemicalorproductyoutestedandcompletethistablebyobtainingdatafromothergroupsinyourclass Organism2: Besuretorecordthechemicalorproductyoutestedandcompletethistab...

Lab8:FomiteTransmission LearningObjectives: • Definefomiteandhowbacteriaaretransferredviafomites. • Explaintheroleoffomitetransmissioninthehospital. • Definenosocomialinfections,HAIs(hospitalacquiredinfections),andIatrogenicinfections. Introduction: Materials:Agarplate,Marker,ruler,ste...

Week5Concepts:TheImmuneSystem Epidemiology Prepare:Epidemiology • TheprincipalgovernmentagencyresponsiblefortrackinginfectiousdiseasesintheUnitedStatesisthe • Thestudyofthefrequencyanddistributionofadiseaseinadefinedpopulationis . • TheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionassignsthemostvi...

RequiredResources Read/reviewthefollowingresourcesforthisactivity: • Textbook:Chapter14,15,16 • Lesson InitialPostInstructions Your friend Bruce calls in a panic. He has just come from the doctor and beendiagnosed with a bacterial infection. The doctor told him not to worry; his B cells w...

Week5Discussion:Adaptive Immunity The doctor is very correct to say that B cells will take care of the bacterial infection thatBrucewasdiagnosedwith.Bcellsarelymphocytes,orthecellsoftheadaptiveimmunesystem,that can effectively fight off several common viruses and bacteria. B cells are obtained fr...

EXAM2REVIEW HereissomeinformationaboutExam2. • Thisexaminationcoverscontentlearnedinweeks3and4. • Thisexamisworth120totalpoints,andincludesthefollowingtypesofquestions: o 25Multiplechoicequestions o 5Multipleanswerandmatchingquestions o 10Fillintheblankquestion o 2Essayquestions • Youh...

Lab9:FoodSafety LearningObjectives: • Tolearnabouteffectivenessofhandwashing • Tolearnaboutcleaningproduce • Tolearnaboutappropriatelystoringfoods GI infections occur due to contaminated food and water. Clean drinking water, washed produce,appropriatestorageoffoodandsimplepersonalhygieneh...

Lab10:HowGermsSpread Learningobjectives: • Tolearnhowgermsspread • Tobetterunderstandthespreadofgerms,byhealthcareprofessionals,frompatienttopatient • Tobetterunderstandtheimportanceofgoodhandwashing. Germsspreadinmanydifferentways.Directcontact,indirectcontact,aerosoltransmission,sexua...

Lab10:HowGermsSpread Learningobjectives: • Identifyhowgermsspread • Explainthespreadofgerms • Identifytheimportanceofgoodhandwashing. Germsspreadinmanydifferentways.Directcontact,indirectcontact,aerosoltransmission,sexuallytransmittedorthroughavector.Inthislab,wewillobservehowgermssprea...

BIOS 242 Week 6 Assignment; Pathogens

Week6Concepts:EpidemiologyofInfectiousDiseases Skin,NervousSystem,andCirculatorySystemPathogens Prepare:SkinandNervousSystemPathogens • Whichofthefollowingisnotapriondisease? • Mostcasesofsepsisarecausedby . • Protectivefeaturesoftheskinincludeallofthefollowingexcept . • Whichofthefo...

RequiredResources Read/reviewthefollowingresourcesforthisactivity: • Textbook:Chapter18,19,20 • WeeklyConcepts InitialPostInstructions Some microorganisms like Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Yesinia pestis, E. coli cancause diseases of different body systems. Let's investigate how the sa...

Lab11:BacteriaoftheSkin LearningObjectives: • Identifythegrowthofskinbacteriaondifferenttypesofselectiveanddifferentialmedia. • Identifypathogenicfromnon-pathogenicbacteria Introduction: Our skin forms the first line of defense. It has several characteristics that makes it an inhospitable...

Lab12:BacteriaoftheRespiratorySystem Introduction: Therespiratorysystemisdividedintotwoparts:theupperandlowerrespiratorysystems.Thelowerrespiratorysystemisanaxenicenvironmentbecauseof the cilia that lines the respiratory tract, alveolar macrophages and IgA antibodies found in the mucus. The upper ...

BIOS 242 Week 7 Assignment; Pathogens Summary Part 2

BIOS 242 Week 7 Assignment; Pick Your Pathogen - Clostridium Perfringens

BIOS 242 Week 7 Assignment; Pick Your Pathogen - Rubella Virus

BIOS 242 Week 7 Assignment; Pick Your Pathogen - Zika Virus

Week7Concepts:EpidemiologyofInfectiousDiseases Respiratory,Digestive,andUrogenitalSystemPathogens Prepare:Respiratory,Digestive,andUrogenitalSystemPathogens • AwomanismuchmorelikelythanamantocontractaUTI.Whichofthefollowingpracticeswouldbestreduceherchancesofgetting aUTI? • Whatfeaturesofthe...

Week7Discussion:PathogensHelloclassandprofessor, My name is Staphylococcus aureus, also known as (staph), and I live around the nose,mouth, genitals, anus and even in skin surfaces of humans. Besides humans I can also stay inanimals such as cats, horses and dogs. My most important site is the nose....

Lab13:BacteriaoftheDigestiveSystem LearningObjectives • Identifyhowselectiveanddifferentialmediacanbeusedintheidentificationofbacteriathatcaninhabit the digestive tract. • Identifythegrowthofsamplesofpresumedfecalbacteriafromrestroomswabs. Introduction The human intestinal tract is inha...

Lab14:UnknownWorksheet LearningObjectives: • Applyknowledgeacquiredinthelaboratoryexercises • Predicttheidentityofanunknownbacteriainthegivencasestudy • Based on the two dichotomous keys given, answer the following case studies. For each casestudyyoushouldwrite1-2paragraphs,usingcompletese...

BIOS 242 Week 8 Discussion: Looking Ahead As you complete BIOS242, describe the following: 1) One of the key concepts you learned that appealed you the most; 2) How concepts of Microbiology will help you in clinical sciences such as pathophysiology; 3) The importance of knowledge of microbiolo...

EXAM3REVIEW HereissomeinformationaboutExam3. • Thisexaminationcovers contentlearnedinweeks5,6and7.(CO9 &CO10) • Thisexamisworth180 totalpoints,andincludesthefollowingtypesofquestions: o 30Multiplechoicequestions o 5Multipleanswerandmatchingquestions o 4Fillintheblank question o 3Essayques...