This topic will help students understand the world of microbes by learning the basic chemical molecules that aid in building critical macromolecules of the cells, followed by differences between the prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, with special emphasis on the bacterial cell structure.

Objectives:

1. Explain the general role of microbes from the human perspective.
2. Describe the properties of different members of the microbial world.
3. Examine the characteristics of organic molecules found in cells.
4. Describe the bacterial cell structure.