What's the deal with mold?

Choose the statement about mold is true.

• Mold is a nonliving thing.

• Mold is a living thing that is neither a plant nor an animal.

• Mold is a type of animal.

• Mold is a type of plant.

Where does mold grow?

• On food that has been left out for too long

• Behind walls and near windows

• Neither a nor b

• Both a and b

Put a check mark next to the statements about mold that are true.

• There are about one hundred different types of mold in existence.

• There are thousands of types of mold in existence.

• All mold looks white and fuzzy.

• Mold can come in a variety of colors, such as white, green, blue, and black.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

In most cases, you don't want to eat mold because it could be harmful to your body. Give one example from the text of when you can eat mold.

• All cheese

• All bread

• Blue cheese

• Hard cheese once the outer layer is removed.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

What are mold spores?

• Fur from animals that float in the air.

• Seeds from plants that float in the air.

• Are skin debris from animals.

• Mold spores are little mold cells that float around in the air.

What is dangerous; likely to cause harm?

• Harmful

• Helpful

• Helpless

• Hopless

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

What is a a type of medicine that kills harmful bacteria in the body?

• Apple sauce

• Herbs

• Antibiotic

• Water

______________ is dirt or earth.

• Mountains

• Soil

• Fountains

• Puzzle

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

If you have these, your eyes hurt and you sneeze a lot. It is the body's overreaction to pollen, fur, or other substances.

• A cold

• Allergies

• The flu

• A headache

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

What are the surroundings in which an animal or plant lives?

• environment

• walls

• in space

• nothing

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.6.5