{"id":151,"date":"2015-12-15T00:40:57","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T00:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/mcarmichae\/?p=151"},"modified":"2016-11-28T20:24:44","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T20:24:44","slug":"inquiry-into-bacteria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/mcarmichae\/2015\/12\/15\/inquiry-into-bacteria\/","title":{"rendered":"Inquiry into Bacteria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Inquiry into Bacteria<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Topic One<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <em>Myths and Monera<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prior to doing this assignment consider what comes to your mind when you hear or read the term bacteria?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some questions you may want to consider while reading the text:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Where are bacteria found?<\/li>\n<li>Are most bacteria harmful?<\/li>\n<li>How are bacteria related to other organisms?<\/li>\n<li>What is the difference between a prokaryote and eukaryote<\/li>\n<li>How are the activities of life useful in examining how bacteria interact with other species?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Topic Two<\/strong>: \u00a0\u00a0 The problems of classification<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is the first thing to consider:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What was the original system to classify organisms?<\/li>\n<li>What properties or observations did this system use for classification?<\/li>\n<li>Can these observations be used to classify microscopic organism?<\/li>\n<li>What techniques could be used to establish observational criteria?<\/li>\n<li>What are some limitations of classifying organism based upon structures?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Topic Three<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <em>Metabolic Perspectives<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Now we have gone molecular, so how can metabolic pathways provide a new way to classify organism?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <u>Consider the following<\/u><\/h1>\n<p><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How do organism get or make their energy?<\/li>\n<li>How do organisms feed themselves?<\/li>\n<li>How is the environment related to metabolism?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Topic Four<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0 <em>Interactions with Humans<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <u>Positive Interactions<\/u><\/h1>\n<p><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are the top ten positive interactions with bacteria?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <u>Negative Interactions<\/u><\/h1>\n<p><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How is metabolism and structure related to negative interactions?<\/li>\n<li>How are negative interactions prevented?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(from a macrobiotic to molecular perspectives)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Topic Five<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <em>Playing with critters!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is the criteria for sanitary technique?<\/li>\n<li>How can metabolic activities be used make observations about bacteria?<\/li>\n<li>What simple tests and ideas can we create?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Topic Six:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Creating a testable experiment!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You will be responsible for creating an experiment!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Refernces for all these questions can be found in:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>Bacteria Notes<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inquiry into Bacteria: &nbsp; Topic One:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Myths and Monera &nbsp; Prior to doing this assignment consider what comes to your mind when you hear or read the term bacteria? &nbsp; Some questions you may want to consider while reading the text: Where are bacteria found? 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