| A | B |
| gram stain | a series of dyes that stain bacteria either puple or pink according to the chemistry of the bacterial cell wall |
| sporophores | sprores from aerial filaments |
| mycelium | a mat of interwoven hyphae |
| spore | a resistant reproductive cell of some organisms, such as certain plants, protists, and fungi |
| hyphae | long slender tubes that develop from germinated spores and form the structural parts of the body of a fungus |
| aerobic | an organism or tissue requiring the persence of air or oxygen so it can live |
| anaerobic | an organism or tissue that is able to live in the presence of oxygen |
| respiration | a process in an organism where oxygen is given to tissues and water and carbon dioxide are taken out |
| enzymes | proteins produced by living organisms as catalysts |
| agar | a culture medium with a base |