Microbiology

Microorganisms

Soil bacteria

Biotechnology

Agar

Antibiotics

Parasite

The study of tiny organisms

Living things so small that they can only be seen with a microscope

Breaks down dead plants and animals to make humus

The use of organisms to make useful products

Used to feed bacteria and fungi in petri dishes

Chemicals made from microorganisms that kill or prevent the growth of bacteria

An organism that lives in another organism (called the host) and gets its food from the host