Seven Wonders of the Microbial World

Seven Wonders of the Microbial World

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuZQUEFD52I (25:49)

1.  What evidence do we have of alcohol formation in ancient times?

2.  How many people were killed in the 14th century plague outbreak? How did this change the society and the social order of Europe?

3.  How does alcohol affect the majority of microbes?

4.  What is nitrogen fixation?

a.  Why is nitrogen (N) important?

b.  What organisms fix nitrogen?

5.  How do antibiotics work against bacteria? What percent of antibiotics are estimated to be unnecessary? This overuse leads to .

6.  What is genetic engineering?

How has it been used in microbes to benefit us?

7.  When looking for life outside of the Earth, what do researchers look for?

8.  List seven ways microbes have significantly affected life on Earth, shaped human culture, or may change the way we view life in the universe (i.e., list the 7 wonders of the microbial world).