molds (fungi)

It is easy to be grossed out by fungi or worry about its impact on our health. While both are valid concerns, fungi and mold are actually important to our everyday lives. Like bacteria, fungi exist almost everywhere on the planet. They are hardy organisms the thrive in places you might not expect. Also like bacteria, they are essential in the breakdown of dead and decaying matter. One important group of fungi that does this is known as saprophytes. These fungi use decaying matter for nourishment, and without them breaking down organic matter throughout the environment, life on Earth would be quite different. Without fungi, the world we know could not exist.

"A girl, Zoey, and her cat, Sassafras, use science experiments to help a monster with a problem"--Provided by publisher.

Through an up-close view under a microscope, this book examines fungi, discussing what they are, where they can be found, the good and bad kinds, and what they can be used for.

Readers will learn hand-on moldy experiments.

This volume demonstrates the many important functions that fungi, protists, and algae serve in the natural world, as well as in the lives of humans through various foods, medicines, and biotechnologies.

Learn what types of organisms in forests cause trees to rot and mold to grow, along with how these processes affect the entire forest ecosystem.

When messy Wayne goes away to camp, his younger brother Jeff throws out some old food containers that he finds in their room, but then he learns that Wayne is working on a science project about mold, and he must try to recreate the experiment before Wayne gets home.

"Stink may be a super science freak, but even Dr. Stinkelstein is feeling freaked out about having a slime mold living and growing in his very own room. At Saturday Science Club, Stink learns that these one-celled organisms are smart enough to find their way out of mazes and gang up on food sources"--Provided by OCLC.

Introduces readers to slime molds and discusses what they are and how they use slime to help clean up the planet.

"A girl, Zoey, and her cat, Sassafras, use science experiments to help a monster with a problem"--Provided by publisher.