1. Describe the important differences and similarities between prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Tell which organisms are prokaryotes and which are eukaryotes. Tell why viruses are neither.
2. Explain why organisms must maintain homeostasis in order to survive.
3. Respond to the statement that prokaryotes are simple, unicellular organisms.
4. Define taxonomy and summarize the contributions of Linnaeus to this science.
5. Contrast the positions (beliefs) of Aristotle, Haekel, Whittaker and Woese. Who won the argument?
6. Describe the contribution of Bergey.
7. Define the units of measurement used for microorganism and rank the microorganisms from largest to smallest in size. If a cell is 0.75 µm in length, what is its length in nanometers?
8. Differentiate between simple stains, Gram staining, acid-fast staining and spore staining. List well-known bacteria that stain Gram positive/Gram negative. Tell the species of most interest when doing acid-fast staining. List species of importance that would make spores.
9. Explain why a Bacillus is always a bacillus but a bacillus is not
always a Bacillus.
Is this also true for a Streptococcus and a streptococcus?
10. Visit http://microbiology.jbpub.com and take the quiz that accompanies this chapter. Check out the on-line MicroFocus stories.