LAB 5 FOR MICROBIOLOGY LAB FROM STRAIGHTERLINE 2024

LAB 5 FOR MICROBIOLOGY LAB FROM STRAIGHTERLINE 2024 Pre-Lab Questions 1. What is a model organism, and why is Saccharomyces cerevisiae so often used as one? A model organism is used in many microbiology labs for research and analysis. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is often used as one because it’s small, has a fast growth rate, it’s a low cost, and it’s safe and easy to work with. 2. Research and discuss the properties of mold that make them sometimes beneficial to humans, and sometimes potentially harmful. Mold can be beneficial to humans because the citric acid that’s used in medications and can help with cancers. The potential harms of mold to humans can be aspergillum and inhalation can cause serious problems and they produce toxins. 3. Parasitic helminths are a major cause of disease in undeveloped countries around the world. Discuss the role that microbiologists can and have played in helping to reduce the number of infections cause