EVERYDAY SCIENCE

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Leather shoes are often covered by patches of a greenish fluffy mass during the rainy season ,if unattended for sometime.This is due to the growth of a.
A
Bacterium
B
Blue green alga
C
Green alga
D
Fungus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The fungal spores are generally present in the air and grow on article (e.g. pickles, leather shoes, clothes, etc.) that are left in hot and humid weather for a long time. During rainy season, they land on wet and warm things and begin to germinate and grow.

Detailed explanation-2: -The fibres of the fungus (fungal hyphae) dig deep into the material to obtain nutrition and to reproduce. Hence, the gunny bags and leather items become weak and do not last long and even wooden items get spoilt fast.

Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation: in rainy season we find the white patches on your shoes it is actually is the fungus that grows to the most most riser in air is present in the rainy days.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mold is a type of fungus. Under certain temperature and humidity conditions, it can easily grow on leather and feed causing various undesirable effects: Stains (can be grey, green or black and may be permanent in light color leathers)

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