ECO
Course title for Bio 160
General Ecology
Course Title for BIO 162
Tropical Coasts: Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation
General Microbiology
Course Title for MCB 150
Microbial Ecology
Study of relationships between microorganisms and their environment as well as their relationships with each other
Ecology
Assemblage of living and non-living elements contained within a boundary.
Ecosystem
Domain of prokaryotic, microscopic, unicellular organism
Bacteria
Viruses that can infect bacteria
Bacteriophage
Quadruple Squeeze
An interdisciplinary science which integrates biological, physical, and social sciences in analyzing, explaining, and designing solution to problems in the environment
Environmental sciences
Bacteria that stain purple or violet after gram staining
Gram Positive
Tool with a loop at its end that is used to transfer microorganisms
Inoculating Loop
Give an example of pre-fieldwork activity
1. Finalize your Objectives
2. Finalize your Methods
3. Pre-assess the site
4. Prepare everything in advance
5. Task assignments
6. Plan your attire
Process of observing and collecting data about natural environments
Fieldwork
Family of gram-negative rod shaped bacteria usually found in the GI tract.
Enterobacteriaceae
Uses of Culture Media
1. Growth and maintenance of microbial cultures
2. Favor production of particular compounds
3. Study microbial action on some constituents of the medium.
Number and relative abundances of different components of an ecosystem and different types of ecosystems
Diversity
Ability of an ecosystem to resist changes in the presence of perturbations
Stability
Collection of procedures and techniques designed to prevent the introduction of unwanted organisms into a pure culture or into the laboratory environment.
Aseptic technique
1. No-Nim Streak Method
2. Double Kill
3. Cling Wrap Tape