Module 1
Introduction to Microbiology (Ch 1) and Biochemistry (Ch 2)

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Intro to Biochemistry

• Water structure
  
• Chemistry of water
• Nucleic acids

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Learning Objectives
Chapter 1: The Microbial World and You

• List several ways in which microbes affect our lives
  
• Recognize the system of scientific nomenclature
  
• Define bacteriology, mycology, parasitology, immunology, and virology
• List at least some beneficial activities of microorganisms
• List examples that use recombinant DNA technology
• List some diseases caused by microorganisms

Chapter 2: Chemical Principles

• Define atom, molecule, ion
  
• Define ionic bond, covalent bond, hydrogen bond
  
• Define inorganic molecule, organic molecule
  
• List properties of water
  
• Define solvent, solute and solution
  
• Define macromolecule, polymer, monomer
  
• Identify building blocks and structures of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids