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Soraya left some soup in the refrigerator. She looked at the soup every day, but she always decided not to eat it. After five days, she started to see mold growing on the surface of the soup. She looked up mold online and found that mold is made of fungal cells. Why didn't Soraya see the mold growing on the soup before the fifth day? Why can she see it now?

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Answer:The mold would have to develop from days 1-4.

Step-by-step explanation:

She can't see it now because the surface of the food has been exposed to the atmosphere to receive oxygen and mold does not grow with oxygen.

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