Question 1

lifeform that can only be seen with a microscope

Accepted Answer

microorganism

Question 2

large number of microorganisms grown in one place on purpose

Accepted Answer

culture

Question 3

a culture with only one type of microbe

Accepted Answer

uncontaminated

Question 4

substance that kills microbes

Accepted Answer

disinfectant

Question 5

medicine that kills bacteria

Accepted Answer

antibiotic

Question 6

small dish and lid used to grow microbes in

Accepted Answer

Petri dish

Question 7

jelly-like substance that microbes grow on in Petri dish

Accepted Answer

culture media

Question 8

heated to kill unwanted microbes

Accepted Answer

sterilised

Question 9

small metal loop on the end of a stick that is used to put microbes in the petri dish

Accepted Answer

inoculating loop

Question 10

kept at a warm temperature (25oC in school, higher in industry)

Accepted Answer

incubated

Question 11

harmful microbes

Accepted Answer

pathogen

Question 12

factories or hospitals may need to grow microbes to test antibiotics or disinfectants

Accepted Answer

industrial

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