Mould
Mouldy
Using Mould
Mould in Cairns
Use Mould
100
This living thing is neither a plant nor an animal but grows quickly in warm, moist places.
What is mould?
100
Mould belongs to this scientific group that includes mushrooms and yeast.
What are fungi?
100
This process happens when mould breaks down dead plants and food scraps.
What is decomposition?
100
Cairns’ warm, humid climate makes it easy for mould to grow because of this condition in the air.
High moisture and high humidity
100
This common household food grows blue-green mould when left out too long
What is bread
200
These tiny reproductive structures allow mould to spread through the air.
What are spores?
200
What colour moulds did our class find on their bread (at least 4 colours)
yellow, black, grey, pink, orange, white
200
The reason mould helps ecosystems by returning nutrients to the soil.
Nutrient recycling or decomposition
200
The season in Cairns when mould grows fastest.
Wet Season
200
This science skill involves making a guess based on observations, like predicting where mould will grow.
Hypothesis or prediction
300
This is the name for the fuzzy, coloured part of mould that we see on food.
What is the mycelium?
300
This variable in a mould experiment stays the same to ensure a fair test. Mr Petts bread is a clue.
Control
300
Mould grows best when there is moisture, a food source, and this third ingredient.
What is warmth
300
The reason windows sometimes get mould when the air outside is cooler than the air inside.
What is condensation?
300
This step in a scientific investigation explains what you found and what it means.
What is a conclusion
400
The thread-like structures mould uses to absorb nutrients.
What are hyphae?
400
When students take notes on mould growth each day, this scientific process is taking place.
data or observations
400
People with asthma or allergies may react to mould for this reason.
What are mould spores triggering symptoms?
400
Homes in tropical North Queensland use these machines to reduce moisture and slow mould growth.
What is a dehumidifier and air conditioner
400
Name three products that we use that needs fungi to be made
bread, cheese, alcahol, mulch, anti-biotics
500
This fungai is releasing
What is spores?
500
Name the parts of this fungus, five main part
Mycelium, pileus, hymenium gills, spores, stipe
500
This cleaning liquid, often found in schools and homes, can kill mould on hard surfaces.
What is vinigar
500
Leaving this open in a bathroom after a shower can help prevent mould.
Window or door
500
What mould saved millions if not billions of peoples lives.
Anti-biotics penicillin