VOCABULARY

Spores- a resistant reproductive cell of some organisms, such as certain plants, protists, and fungi

Mycelium- a mat of interwoven hyphae

Sporophores-sprores from aerial filaments

Gram Stain- a series of dyes that stain bacteria either puple or pink according to the chemistry of the bacterial cell wall

EXAMPLE***this is an actual gram stain of streptomyces griseus***

Hyphae- long slender tubes that develope 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

Filamentous-composed of or obtaining filaments

Filaments-A chainlike series of cells