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Question
If a piece of bread is kept in a container in moist place for 2 – 3 days,
1. What will you see?
2. Write scientific name and a character of the organism you may observe.
Solution
- White fibres will be seen growing on piece of bread.
- Scientific name is Rhizopus stolonifer and a character of the organism is striations.
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