Mould Culture and Investigation

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5 questions from this lesson’s quiz. Start the lesson to answer them and see the right answers.

1. 1. Why must mould samples stay sealed inside their plastic bags during observation?

   • A. To stop light from reaching the bread
   • B. To prevent inhaling airborne spores or touching toxins
   • C. To make the mould grow twice as fast
   • D. To stop moisture escaping into the classroom

2. 2. In the class investigation, which bread sample had the smallest mould colony on Day 7?

   • A. Warm and damp bread
   • B. Light and damp bread
   • C. Dry bread
   • D. Bread kept in a dark cupboard

3. 3. On Day 7, warm and damp bread had 85% of its surface covered by mould, while cold store bread had 15% covered. How many percentage points more of the surface was covered on the warm and damp bread?

   Type your answer (in percentage points) in the lesson.

4. 4. A farmer in Kenya finds mould growing on maize kept in a humid store. Which factor should the farmer control to prevent this?

   • A. Moisture, by drying the maize well
   • B. Sound in the store
   • C. The colour of the sacks
   • D. The type of soil the maize grew in

5. 5. What name is given to the dark, pinhead-like structures on bread mould that contain the spores?

   Type your answer in the lesson.

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