On which food does fungus grow best?

Question

this is a science fair project, and i heard from many people that its nice. I have done some research but it's not that helpful! Im counting on people to help me! Thanxs!

Answer 1

Everyone who answered already are blithering idiots. All fungi produce exoenzymes that break down the substrate (food) that their spores land on. Similar to flies, fungi produce these enzymes to break down foods into simple sugars that they can then easily absorb. Different fungi produce different exoenzymes. Therefore, if a fungal spore happens upon a particular substrate (food) for which it doesn't produce the proper exoenzyme, it will not grow on that food. The best substrates are potato extract agar and malt extract agar.

Answer 2

Mold grows well on bread, add some water. Cheese grows mold, it takes longer, fruit grows mold, all of these in room temp.

Answer 3

Bread is good, or fruit. For your project, try a range of foods, some acid like citrus fruits, some alkali (not sure what).

Answer 4

Cheese and Bread!

Answer 5

something high in protein and rich with vitamins like raw meat and eggs, or some kinds of bread. bread hardly provides any protein however so i would suggest any kind of raw meat left out in the sun or by itself.

Answer 6

let it sit out for a couple of days not at the correct temperature, probably room temp or higher

Answer 7

Bread, leave it out the fridge, but still in the bag for 2 weeks, don't eat it though, lol.

Answer 8

cheese and it grows fast in warm temperatures.

Answer 9

Toe-jam

Answer 10

cheese