1) Considering what you have learned thus far about microbes, what effect do you

1) Considering what you have learned thus far about microbes, what effect do you think ocean acidification will have on microbes? Fully explain your answer. Your answer should include the possible impacts on microbes (or sound reasoning on why you don’t think they will be impacted) and the subsequent impact on our food web (or sound reasoning on why you don’t think our food web will be impacted).
2)Explain the importance of understanding mutations and the role they play in amino acid sequence and subsequent protien synthesis. Your answer should include how/why mutations occur as well as thier effects and/or consequences.
3)Describe the elements and molecules that most microbes need to survive. Your answer should include macromolecules and what they are used for in microbial metabolism, as well as specific elements and/or molecules that are significant.
4)We spoke in length about pH and its role in our environment as well as in the lives of microbes. Explain the pH scale and its importance in microbial life. At the very least your answer should include:
1. pH scale and what that means in terms of hydrogen versus hydroxide ions
2. Mathematical significance of each number/changes in pH
3. Importance of buffers within an environment
5)Why is it important for us as microbiologists to have a thorough understanding of the periodic table? At the very least, your answer should include:
1. Significance of periods versus groups
2. Significance of subatomic particles and the role they play in chemical reactions/properties
3. Importance of specific elements in microbial life