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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
These lecture learning objectives are a study guide based on the VMC Microbial Metabolism Lecture PowerPoint Show:
- Understand difference between catabolism / anabolism and what these reactions have to do with metabolism.
- Understand what a redox reaction is and what this type of reaction has to do with metabolism.
- Understand what ATP is and its significance in metabolism.
- Understand the steps of aerobic cellular respiration to the detail that we discussed in class (starting molecule, end product molecule, what is produced in each pathway or subpathway. You do not need to know the name of every molecule at every substage of these processes).
- Understand how aerobic respiration, anaerobic respiration and fermentation differ.
- Understand how metabolism relates to the differential aspect of MacConkey's and Mannitol Salt specialized media.
LECTURE POWERPOINT
Versions of Microbial Metabolism PPT:
- Student's Microbial Metabolism PowerPoint Show
- Student's Microbial Metabolism PowerPoint PDF Printout
Printing: The best way for students to print out the PowerPoint Show is to download the PDF version. Select Print, and, when the Print screen comes up, go to the Print Handling options. Under Page Scaling, select "Multiple pages per sheet". Under Pages Per Sheet, select "2". This uses up less paper, placing two slides on each page.
DIFFERENTIAL MEDIA & MICROBIAL METABOLISM HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
This assignment will help reinforce your understanding of the relationship between differential media and microbial metabolism. This same assignment is featured under the Microbial Metabolism and Microbial Growth & Metabolism lectures.
The Microbial Metabolism Lecture materials include:
- list of learning objectives
- PowerPoint lecture
- homework assignment
- practice test & review questions
- relevant microbiology images
The differential aspect of
Mannitol Salt Agar is based on microbial metabolism. Bacteria that can ferment the sugar-alcohol mannitol change this medium from pink to bright yellow.
How to Interpret Mannitol Salt Agar (MSA) Specialized
Bacterial Growth Medium
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Page last updated: 2/2016
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED READINGS
Here is what you need to read, in addition to the PowerPoint, to master this topic. Check Moodle & your textbook for additional readings.
- Why Do We Breathe? Aerobic Cellular Respiration
- Cellular Metabolism: What Is Fermentation?
- Differential & Selective Bacterial Growth Media: MacConkey's, Mannitol Salt & Blood Agar
PRACTICE TEST & REVIEW QUESTIONS
These multiple-choice / matching practice test questions and essay review questions are designed to help you better understand the material from this lecture.
MICROBIAL METABOLISM IMAGES
The images linked here directly relate to this lecture material and are designed to help you review and study while outside of laboratory.
MORE MICROBIAL METABOLISM LINKS
- Cellular Respiration animation by Jay Phelan, “What is Life? A Guide to Biology”, W. H. Freeman & Co.
- How NAD+ Works animation and quiz from McGraw-Hill.
- Glycolysis animation and quiz from McGraw-Hill.
- Krebs Cycle Animation & Quiz 1 from McGraw-Hill.
- Krebs Cycle Animation & Quiz 2 from McGraw-Hill.
- Electron Transport Chain animation from Molecular & Cellular Biology Learning Center.
- Electron Transport Chain click through animation by Graham Kent Bio231 Cell Bio.
- Electron Transport System & Formation of ATP (Quiz 1) by McGraw-Hill
- Electron Transport System & ATP Synthesis (Quiz 2) by McGraw-Hill
- Anaerobic Respiration Page by Timothy Paustain, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
- Alcohol and Lactate Fermentation by Central Michigan University.
