Microbiology

Test your skills on aseptic technique, pure culture isolation, serial dilutions, and biochemical testing (e.g., Catalase, Oxidase).

Test your knowledge of major human pathogens, including Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and Mycobacteria.

Identify the structures of molds and yeasts, fungal reproduction methods, and common clinical mycoses.

Covers horizontal gene transfer (conjugation, transformation, transduction) and the role of R-plasmids.

Explore the Nitrogen cycle, bioremediation, and the use of microbes in food production like cheese and yogurt.

A quiz on how the body fights microbes, focusing on phagocytosis, the complement system, and antibody classes.

Learn to identify cocci, bacilli, and spirilla, and master the steps and principles of the Gram stain and Acid-fast stain.

Explore binary fission, growth curves (lag, log, stationary, death), and the requirements for aerobic vs. anaerobic life.

A foundational quiz on capsids, envelopes, and the viral life cycles, including the lytic and lysogenic pathways.

A deep dive into how drugs like Penicillin and Tetracycline work, and how bacteria develop resistance via efflux and mutations.

Understand growth curves and requirements for culturing bacteria.

Mechanisms of action and the crisis of antimicrobial resistance.

The role of microbes in food spoilage and production.

Differentiate between bacteria, archaea, fungi, and protists.

The principles and steps of the Gram stain procedure.