Science Homework Help

Lecture Written Project Guidelines (due Monday, July 26, 2020 at 11:59pm, submitted though

Canvas as a pdf, doc, or docx file only)

Each student will write their own paper, discussing two different microorganisms of choice. Please

picture two that are interesting to you, but you do not know much about. Please make this a

meaningful project. Later this term, you will write a report on bacterium in the “Unknown Exercise”.

For this exercise, pick any interesting TWO microorganisms that are NOT bacteria. Be sure to

have the following sections in your paper, divided according to organism (please keep their parts of

this project separate). Papers should be typed/word-processed in 12-point font and double-spaced.

Total points for Lecture Written Project: 25 points

Cover page: (1 point) On this page, only include the following: name of organism, publication date,

your name, semester, and lab time.

(11 points per organism) Field as many of the following questions as you can find, and of course

add anything else that you find interesting about your microorganisms:

1. What kind of microorganism did you choose (fungus, virus, protozoa, et cetera)?

2. Who (scientist/medical doctor) first discovered and studied them?

3. How did you come to choose your microorganisms?

4. Are your microorganisms medically relevant? Are they normal flora (microorganisms that live in

us or on us all of the time, preventing colonization by potential pathogens by competing for

attachment sites or for essential nutrients)? Can they cause human, animal, or plant infectious

disease? Be sure to describe the disease.

5. If your microorganisms are not medically relevant, are they in industry? The environment? Where

are they found naturally, and how might they be used in industry?

6. Be sure to include at least one light micrograph or electron micrograph of each.

References: (2 points) List alphabetically all references used for the writing of your report. Cite at

least 2 reputable sources for each microorganism. Wikipedia.org is not an acceptable choice of

references.

Examples:

For a journal article: Authors last name, first name. (Date) Title of Article. Journal Name.

Volume:Pages.

1. Ezzell, Carol. (1992) Same disease different transmission. Science News. 141:396.

For part of a book: Authors last name, first name. (Date) Title of chapter or section. In: Editors

Initials. Last Name, ed. Name of book. City, Publisher: Pages.

2. Bartlett, James T. (1983) The pseudomembranous enterocolitides. In: M.H. Sleisengher and J.S.

Fordtran, eds. Gastrointestinal disease. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders: 1168-1184.

For a website: Authors last name, first name. Name of Article. Web address.

3. Disney, Walter. Why Donald Duck doesn’t wear pants. http://www.houseofmouse.com

Bio15: General Microbiology

Examples of Fungi (or any other that interests you):

Saccaromyces cerevisiae Candida albicans

Cryptococcus neoformans Stachybotrys chartarum

Aspergillus flavus Penicillium chrysogenum

Examples of Viruses (or any other that interests you):

Human Papilloma Virus Rabies Virus

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Mumps Virus

Coronavirus (SARS-CoV2) Varicella-Zoster Virus

Examples of Protozoa (or any other that interests you):

Plasmodium falciparum Enterobius histolytica

Toxoplasma gondii Euglena gracilis

Balantidium coli Amoeba proteus

Examples of Protozoa (or any other that interests you):

Ascaris lumbricoides Fasciola hepatica

Clonorchis sinensis Taenia solium

Necator americanus Enterobius vermicularis

Please Note:

There is no page number goal to this project, but please aim for at least a full page for the

essay (not counting the cover page), 12-point font and double-spaced. Additionally, spelling,

grammar, capitalization, et cetera will factor into the points earned for this project, so pleqse

do your best.

NOTE: DO NOT CHOOSE HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS OR PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM