2006-09-30 06:23:08 · 5 answers · asked by meg1956 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Cress, bit of water and it grows on anything!
2006-09-30 08:29:24 · answer #1 · answered by alfie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of stuff! It probably just looks like its all "mould". Fungi probably make up the most of the obvious mass, but theres most likely hundreds of hardy microscopic bacteria and maybe even a few viruses living on said bacteria (no these particular kinds of viruses are called bacteriophage and cannot do anything to human or animal cells). If said surface was deep in the ocean or an a hotspring or near a volcano you might even get some Archea (original ancient bacteria now only found in the most extreme of environments where once they colonised the world) and If you add the possibility that there are some dust consisting mostly of skin cells you have all four branches of life on your surface!
And you thought it was just mould!
2006-10-02 04:39:22 · answer #2 · answered by Epiphany 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A gazillion kinds of bacteria.
2006-09-30 13:25:57 · answer #3 · answered by Decoy Duck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bacteria of all kinds
2006-09-30 13:46:44 · answer #4 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dust bunnies....a phenomena all their own!
2006-09-30 13:35:49 · answer #5 · answered by K's Mom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋