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Today students enjoyed learning about microbes from 5 Georgia State University student fellows. Their program included hands on activities and some very interesting slides. Thanks Tenesia, Sharon, Candice, Crystal, and Brian for the fun and informative day!
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Quiz

Here are a few questions to help you remember the program:
Explain why some of the flasks caused the balloon to inflate and others did not. What microbe is involved? What is the process called?
What is the difference between a localized infection and a systemic infection?
What factors affect your ability to fight infection?
What does the thickness of peptidoglycan in the cell wall wall have to do with how bacteria are classified?
Why did Brian say that bacteria were the dominant life form on our planet?
What are microbes? Give an example for each of the 5 categories of microbes.
Why do some people propose that mitochondria were once free living, like bacteria?
What are retroviruses? How do viruses find the appropriate host cell?
Trivia questions: How fast is the air from a sneeze? Why is agar made from algae and not gelatin?

Here are some pictures from our "Microbes and You" program.

Posted by Mrs. Carroll