MOLDSMOLDSBy: Hannah LiuBy: Hannah Liu

Structures• Mold: a rapidly growing, asexually

reproducing fungus

• all species of microscopic fungi that grow in the form of multicellular filaments, called hyphae (wikipedia)

Types Types • zygomycetes (black

bread mold)

• ascomycetes (blue cheese mold)

• both are examples of common molds

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmlWYXfc0ds

Blue cheese mold

Types Cont.Types Cont.

• basidiomycetes (mushrooms)

• deuteromycetes (imperfect fungi)

ImportanceImportance• Scientists use

some molds to make antibiotics (Penicillin)

• Harmful molds can cause allergies and asthma

• imperfect fungi (predatory fungi in soil that trap, kill, and consume protists) Fungi attacking

nematode

a specie of Penicillium used to make Penicillin

• What is the definition of a mold?

• Give two examples of a common mold.

• How is the mold Penicillium used to help humans?

• Is a mushroom considered a mold? Why or Why not?

• What is the function of imperfect fungi?

• Why are some molds harmful to humans?

Review Questions

Answers• Mold: a rapidly growing, asexually reproducing fungus

• Blue cheese and black bread mold

• Scientists use some molds to make antibiotics (Penicillin)

• A mushroom is under the category of a basidiomycete which is a type of mold

• imperfect fungi are predatory fungi that trap, kill, and consume protists in the soil

• Some harmful molds cause allergies or asthma in humans