Two Types of Molds that need classification?
Hotaru asked:
On one of my science experiments, the berries I had used had fuzzy white mold on it. What’s that mold called? (Note: they were in a humid enviorment)
On one of my science experiments, the berries I had used had fuzzy white mold on it. What’s that mold called? (Note: they were in a humid enviorment)
The second one is a cheese stick in a humid enviorment that started to grow some black mold(this was also in the humid enviorment.)
Thanks!
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There are thousands of known species of molds, which include opportunistic pathogens, exclusive saprotrophs, aquatic species and thermophiles.[2] Like all fungi, molds derive energy not through photosynthesis but from the organic matter on which they live. Typically, molds secrete hydrolytic enzymes from predominantly the hyphal tips. These enzymes degrade complex biopolymers such as starch, cellulose and lignin into simpler substances which can enter the hyphae. In this way, molds play a major role in causing decomposition of organic material, enabling the recycling of nutrients throughout ecosystems. Many molds also secrete mycotoxins which, together with hydrolytic enzymes, inhibit the growth of competing microorganisms.
We scientists call them “white stuff” and “black stuff”