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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Kingdom Protista

Today we went over Kingdom protista.  Notes are here.   10 mark quiz next period on the notes.  Welcome back and Happy New Year.

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Link for disease vectors:


Next day we will be doing the CDC activity.  Here are useful links:

Airborne Diseases

            Preventing airborne diseases (SARS)

Managing an airborne disease (TB)


STI: 


Animal vector:
            Vertebrates mainly :

Insect vector: note only the ones caused by virus and bacteria:

Waterborne:

Monday, December 5, 2011

pre-quiz questions

1.  What are the steps of the lytic cycle?
2.  Outline the steps of the lysogenic cycle
3.  list all the disease vectors
4.  write a response for each of the case studies in the virus and disease slideshow (6 marks)
5.  bring all your field trip forms completed.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

microbiology notes

Slideshow on disease


check out : Prince of Wales:  Microbial Wine and Cheese  
Many foods are made by the action of microbes from kingdom Monera, or Fungi.  In a group of two or three, prepare a plate artistically displaying an sample of a food that is made by a microbe.  For example, sourdough bread is made by the action of lactobacillus and Propionibacterium freudenreichii produces emmental cheese.  In the history of food, it seems, there was always someone who decided to try something that looked like it had gone bad and said,  "hey, a little off, but…not bad!"  And thus the birth of beer, bread, cheese, natto! 
Due date to be announced.  Please bring a tea mug for the fermented Camellia sinensisThis is what we will be drinking.  De-alc beer and wine provided by Ms. Chung.  semi-formal event.  if you have a musical instrument, please bring it!  make only enough for your own group to eat and to let anyone who is curious have a taste.