Week: 3

Date : 

March 9, 2015 ; March 12, 2015 & March 13, 2015

Topic : 

Microbial Group & Microbial Nutrition and Metabolism

Notes :


Activities :

Dr Wan gave us task to create our own flashcard by using quizlet. We were told to make preparation for this individual task before the first lecture in this week began. From the task, we needed to create 50 terms on topic 3 (Microbial Nutrition and Metabolism). During the next class, we made 4 hours lectures and we did a lot of activities. We had the lecture on topic 2 at the beginning of the class. Then, we play a game by using Kahoot. 

Own reading and exploration :

I made a quick reading before the day of lecture. For topic 2, I made the table to classify the groups of microbes. I found microbes are classified into several groups mainly based on their distribution of growth. There are bacteria, algae, protozoa and virus. Each of the microbes has their own characteristics and ecological roles. The roles can be beneficial or harmful to human. Topic 3 explained about the microbial nutrition and metabolism. The nutritional of microbes are classified based on carbon, energy and electron source.

Reflection on this topic:

I was able to classify the microorganism based on 3 main groups. I also learnt how to memorise the carbon, energy and electron sources based on the tips that Dr Wan gave us.