Question

A hurricane tore holes in the roof of your house, allowing a good deal of moisture inside. Very quickly, mold began to grow because of it. What would be the most effective and ecologically friendly way of killing the mold and why?a. Since mold is one of the immobile protists, releasing heterotrophic protists to act as predators would kill it.b. Since mold is an autotrophic protist, depriving it of light would keep it from photosynthesizing, and it would die.c. Since protists need moist environments in order to grow well, drying out the area would kill the mold.d. Since protists need to move their flagella to gather food, spraying red tide toxins on the mold would paralyze and kill it.

Answer 1

Answer:

Since protists need moist environments in order to grow well, drying out the area would kill the mold.

Explanation:

Water is necessary for reproduction and other metabolic activities of the protists. Hence, denying them access to water will see their population gradually decreasing until they are completely eliminated.

Releasing heterotrophic protists to act as predators might kill the mold but the predators will become a problem in itself.

Molds are hetetrophic, they cannot photosynthesize and as such, depriving it of light might not have any effect.

Spraying red tide toxins will create an avoidable pollution in the house and create an ecological problem.

The most effective and ecologically friendly way of killing the mold would be to remove moisture from the environment.