Human Biology
Plants
Ecology
Genetics
Plants
Ecology
Genetics
Micro-organisms
Fermentation
Food and disease
Fungi & Yeast
Pathogens
Sewage treatment
Staying Clean
Welcome to Micro-organisms
This unit covers all content you could possibly ever want to know about little living things, topics that are covered in this unit include:
| Fungi & Yeast | Structure (mycellium of hypha) of fungus. Budding and respiration of yeast. Pathogenic fungi (athletes foot, thrush); industrial uses. |
| Pathogens | What is a pathogen and numerous examples of different pathogen (e.g. Hepatitis, Cholera) |
| Staying Clean | Learn about endemic, e.g malaria and epidemic e.g flu and importance of hygiene. |
| Food and Disease | Pasteurisation of milk and prevention of food poisoning by Salmonella. |
| Sewage treatment | Treating sewage by activated sludge method to produce safe water and fertiliser. |
| Fermentaion | Process (paddles, harvest line) and uses (yogurt, soy sauce) of fermentation. |