BIOL-2321 Microbiology for Science Majors
Principles of microbiology, including metabolism, structure, function, genetics, and phylogeny of microbes. The course will also examine the interactions of microbes with each other, hosts, and the environment. Lec 3, Cr 3
Outcomes
- Provide examples of the impact of microorganisms on agriculture, environment, ecosystem, energy, and human health, including biofilms.
- Identify unique structures, capabilities, and genetic information flow of microorganisms.
- Compare the life cycles and structures of different types of viruses.
- Discuss how microscopy has revealed the structure and function of microorganisms.
- Give examples of the range of metabolic diversity exhibited by microorganisms, impact of metabolic characteristics on growth, and control of growth.
- Describe evidence for the evolution of cells, organelles, and major metabolic pathways from early prokaryotes and how phylogenetic trees reflect evolutionary relationships.
- Describe the causes and consequences of mutations on microbial evolution and the generation of diversity as well as human impacts on adaptation.
- Classify interactions of microorganisms on human and non-human hosts as neutral, detrimental, or beneficial.