Question

Soraya left some soup in the refrigerator. She looked at the soup every day, but she always decided not to eat it. After five days, she started to see mold growing on the surface of the soup. She looked up mold online and found that mold is made of fungal cells.
Why didn’t Soraya see the mold growing on the soup before the fifth day? Why can she see it now?


If Soraya ate the soup on the fourth day (before she saw the mold), could she have gotten sick?

PLS ANYYONE PLSSS

Answer 1

She didn't see the mold growing because mold cells at the start are way to small for the human eye to see. Because of the growth after 5 days, it became visible. She would still get sick because the mold cells are still there, even though mold cells are too small for to see.

Answer 2

Answer: Soraya was not able to see the mold before the fifth day because the bacteria was still devolving. I believe if she are the soup on the forth day she could have possibly gotten sick because of the bacteria in the soup.

Hope this helps!