Mould

We have been learning about mould, and have done an explanation about mould. I enjoyed doing this because I got to learn more about mould. Something I did well was planning and something I need to work on is my vocabulary.

Planning

How does mould grow?

Have you seen mould and have wondered how it grows? In this explanation you will Find out how it grows.

Mold, it starts off with spores, spores are cells that can make new individuals. Mold can almost grow anywhere e.g. wall, food and plants. Spores can live for a very long time and are airborne. Spores feed on dead plants and animal material, spores also love the wet, warm areas and where there is moisture. The spores then send out a hair-like tube called Hyphae/Hypha.

Hyphae/Hypha is a branching fiber that is found in plant structures that make up mycelium. The Hypha produces enzymes to speed up the chemical reaction.

Without mould we us humans couldn't survive. When you take a tablet some tablets are made up of moulds e.g. penicillin.

We can sometimes eat mould there are lots of foods that are made using moulds besides mushrooms, when someone is making bread they use yeast and yeast is a type of mould, bleu cheese is another one. A way mould play a part in our ecosystem is in trees, when a tree dies the mould turns the tree into soil.

In conclusion I think mould is good and plays a lot of parts in our life, from poisonous moulds to moulds you eat and use everyday.