Microbiology

For nearly fifteen years, I’ve been leading a microbiology club and serving as a judge in biology olympiads. Many of my lessons were born from a thorough analysis of Olympiad questions. That’s why I invite you to explore the microbiology lessons and assess your own skills—can you complete them at a high level?

Introductory course in microbiology

The main course in microbiology

 

Open the activities, study the material, and then test your abilities by attempting to answer real Olympiad questions from past years.

1. What are microorganisms?
Olympiad question: Yeasts have historically been studied by microbiologists. Explain why this is not entirely accurate, and describe the differences between yeasts and the true subjects of microbiological research.

2. Microscopic algae
Olympiad question: What do you know about the taxonomic groups and structure of algae? What role do these organisms play in nature and human life?