- learn about the metabolic diversity of prokaryotes, applying terms such as phototroph, chemotroph, autotroph, and heterotroph. Also aerobic, anaerobic, microbial succession, and more.
- observe the cycling of mineral elements in natural environments, particularly sulfur.
- discover how microbes occupy a highly specific niche depending on environmental tolerance and energy requirements.
http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/winogradsky.html Choose the "Narrated" box.
http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/j/e/jel5/biofilms/winogradsky.html
And then a 30 minute video on Microbial Interactions:
http://www.learner.org/resources/series121.html?pop=yes&pid=1370# ( click VOD button for #10 "Microbial Interactions" Leave a Comment, please; for instance, a fact which astounded you, or a question that puzzled you, or a thought that occurred to you, perhaps even a connection you made to other areas of study...
As always, it would be good to review vocabulary on quizlet, particularly on bacteria, chapter 19.1
http://quizlet.com/6473532/prentice-hall-biology-chapter-191-vocabulary-flash-cards/
I could just imagine a bird nesting in that hole in the cow's side, and eating all the stuff in his rumen. How can they think that that's safe? Wouldn't a leaf fall into it or something?
ReplyDeleteI thought the Rumen symbiont picture was fascinating.
ReplyDeletei feel so sorry for the cow. i still don't
ReplyDeleteunderstand why they put the thing in the cow. painful.
Those leaf cutter ants were really interesting.I like how professor so-and-so called the relationship between the ants and fungi a contract.
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