Question

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?

Answer 1

The mold was not visible to the naked eye

Step-by-step explanation:

The mold is a known fungal growth on materials that are decaying and for that activity to take place, they require certain degree of moisture, temperature and food.

When the favorable conductions are met, the germination of the mold would happen around 1 – 4 days and for one to start seeing the mold, it would be around day 3. This is when the spores are seen to have risen above the surface of the substrate.