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Questions:
1. Cells make structures called vesicles to transport substances. How would you imagine vesicles look like and how would that change if the environment wasn't aqueous but non-polar?
2. Why do bacterial cells need cell walls? Do all bacteria have cell walls? Why is the peptidoglycan such as strong molecule?
3. Imagine a company develops a chemical that inhibits bacterial capsule formation and is non-toxic in humans. Based on your understanding of capsules, explain some medical or commercial applications of this chemical.
4. Imagine you identify a cell and must characterize it as a eukaryal microorganism, a bacterium, or an archaeon by examining it under the microscope. Explain how you would make this determination.
5. Why might an archaeal cell contain a lipid monolayer as opposed to a lipid bilayer?
6. Draw a cross section through the Gram-negative cell. Label all components with their name and name one component that you won't find in a Gram-positive cell. Name one Grampositive and one Gram-negative species
7. Phage therapy involves the therapeutic use of bacteriophages to treat bacterial infections in animals. Based on your understanding of bacteriophages, would the phage used for this therapy be able to replicate inside the animal cells?