Week 3

WEEK 3

Hi everyone. So, this is my 4^th entry but I’m going to write about my 3^rd week of this course. It’s quite late, yeah I know!

So, on 3^rd week we learned about prokaryotes, prions, viroids and viruses. So, basically the topic of prokaryotes is the easiest one as I have learned it before in matriculation and also the topic is the same as in microbiology. But for another three topics, it was new for me.

As what I remember, we were discussing about the scientist, the cell theory and the comparison of the prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. As a recap, there are few scientists that we learned, Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeunwenhoek, Schwann, Schleiden, Virchow and Louis Pasteur. These scientists have their own distribution towards cell theory.

We were also prepared a video by Dr. about the cell theory. Other than that, Dr. had finally found a new way of making our class active as she did a group activity which we had to compare between eubacteria and archaebacteria. The activity was fun as one representative of each group must quickly run to the whiteboard and write one difference and one similarity about it. We did it as a Venn diagram. By doing this activity, I can see how it works actually. Team works and determination (not to be the last group which write down on the whiteboard!).

Another topic we learned was Endosymbiosis. The one that I remember, there was no lecture notes on this topic. There was only a video for us to capture and understand what endosymbiosis was. Then, there again! Another group activity was about comparison between mitochondria and chloroplast. We did the comparison by using the Venn diagram. At first, I didn’t understand what endosymbiosis was actually because at that time I was so sleepy. So, I can’t focus on the played video. My initiative in understanding the topic, I played the video again in my room and I searched on the internet about endosymbiosis. After looking up on the internet, I got confused for a moment where there were words of symbiogenesis and symbiotic theory.

Honestly, I still cannot adapt to the university environment. There are still lots of things that I need to do and learn on how to become a great university student. When I see my friends studying, I feel like I need to do something. I need to gain something like her. Until now, I have never learned something from books. I have never borrowed a book from the library. All that I know was only internet. I really have to change my strategy. Even though I always step in the library, I need to use all the facilities as much as I can for example, books. I cannot depend hundred percent on the internet only.

I think that’s all from me. Thank you. Wish me the best, guys!