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1) We have some evidence that the first living cells to develop on the early Earth were most similar to today's prokaryotic cells. When did prokaryotes develop?
2) What are the major structural features of prokaryotic cells? What are the basic types of prokaryotes? What is the importance of the rapid reproductive rate (and short generation time) of prokaryotic cells?
3) What are the Archaea and why are some of these organisms referred to as "extremophils?" What are the Eubacteria?
4) What are some of the major diseases of humans caused by bacteria?
5) What is the structural difference between Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria?
6) What are Koch's postulates and how are they used to demonstrate that a certain disease is caused by a specific bacterial or viral pathogen?
7) How does antibiotic drugs help us combat bacterial diseases?
8) As time passes, evolutionary processes make it more difficult to treat viral and bacterial diseases with specific antibiotic drugs. Why is this?
9) What are some misuses of antibiotic drugs that decrease their usefulness over time in treating human disease? What is the biochemical basis of antibiotic resistance in bacteria?