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· inoculate: Transferring a microbe into a petri dish
· extracellular digestion: The breaking down of food by enzymes occurring outside of the cell
· enzyme: A chemical produced by a cell for digestion
· pathogen: Microbes that causes disease
· saprophyte: A microbe that feeds on dead matter
· aerobic: Microbes that use oxygen during respiration
· anaerobic: Microbes that do not use oxygen during respiration
· hyphae: Fine root-like threads used for feeding by fungi
· spores: Reproductive cells of fungi
· sporangium: A part of a fungi that produces spores
· toxin: Poisonous substances released by microbes
· disinfectant: Chemicals applied onto living tissue that kills microbes
· antibiotic: Substance taken internally to kill bacteria