UNIT
OBJECTIVES
¨ DEFINE CORE TERMINOLOGY.
¨ DESCRIBE THE STRUCTURE OF A VIRUS.
¨ DESCRIBE AND COMPARE THE LYTIC AND
LYSOGENIC CYCLES.
¨ EXPLAIN EVIDENCE TO CREATE A SIXTH KINGDOM
FOR VIRUSES.
¨ DESCRIBE THE MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF
BACTERIA AND HOW THEY ARE IDENTIFIED.
¨ DESCRIBE A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP OF
BACTERIA.
¨ DESCRIBE NUTRITION AND REPRODUCTION OF
BACTERIA.
¨ EXPLAIN THE PLACE OF BACTERIA IN OUR WORLD.
¨ DESCRIBE SOME COMMON VIRAL AND BACTERIAL
DISEASES AND HOW THEY ARE CONTROLLED.
¨ EXPLAIN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
ANTIBIOTICS AND EVOLUTION.
¨ COMPARE AND DIFFERENTIATE MONERA AND
PROTISTA.
¨ LIST THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PROTISTS.
¨ DESCRIBE THE MAJOR TYPES OF PROTISTS.
¨ DISCUSS THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT
DIFFERENTIATE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROTISTS.
¨ IDENTIFY THE COMMON PROTISTS.
¨ LIST SOME OF THE MAJOR ROLES OF PROTISTS IN
THE WORLD.
¨ DESCRIBE THE MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF
FUNGI.
¨ IDENTIFY THE MAJOR PARTS OF FUNGI.
¨ DISCUSS THE LIFE CYCLE OF FUNGI.
¨ DISCUSS HOW FUNGI OBTAIN FOOD AND
REPRODUCE.
¨ EXPLAIN SOME SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIPS THAT
FUNGI HAVE.
¨ DESCRIBE THE IMPORTANCE BOTH POSITIVE AND
NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF FUNGI.
¨ EXPLAIN WHY YEAST IS USEFUL IN GENETIC
RESEARCH.
¨ LIST AND DESCRIBE SOME OF THE COMMON FUNGUS
DISEASES.
¨ OBSERVE AND IDENTIFY SOME OF THE MAJOR
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BACTERIA, PROTISTS AND FUNGI THROUGH LABORATORY
INVESTIGATIONS.
¨ BE ABLE TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN VIRUSES,
BACTERIA, PROTISTS AND FUNGI.
TEXT RESOURCES: CHAPTERS NINETEEN AND TWENTY