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Also known as mould
thumb|Close up of mold on a strawberry thumb|Penicillium digitatum mold growing on a [[clementine]] A mold () or mould () is one of the structures that certain fungi can form. The dust-like, colored appearance of molds is due to the formation of spores containing fungal secondary metabolites. The spores are the dispersal units of the fungi. Not all fungi form molds. Some fungi form mushrooms or ascomata; others grow as single cells, and are called microfungi (for example, yeasts).
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Mold is a visible, dust-like fungal structure that certain fungi form to spread spores containing chemical compounds into the environment. It matters because molds are common in nature and can grow on foods and other surfaces, affecting everything from what we eat to our surroundings.
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