- What two systems for classifying viruses exist?
- Briefly describe the characteristics of each of the seven groups in the Baltimore system:
- Are fungi plants or animals, or something different? Explain why.
- Use the picture below to describe what an antigen is and where it is located. Are they the same or different for different species?
- How many different types of bacteria are there thought to be in the world? Why is it hard to get an accurate estimate?
- Watch this video about avirus getting into the body. Briefly outline the different steps required for a virus to infect someone, starting with the first man sneezing.
- What characteristics and tests are used to classify species of Bacteria?
- Use these search results (or do your own at the new scientist page) to find an article about microbiology. Summarise it and explain how it is relevant to the course.
- Finally, try any of the activities here and explain how they relate to microbiology:
Thursday, 13 December 2012
Classifying micro-organisms
Today we're going to be looking at how micro-organisms can be classified. Answer the following in your books:
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