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Vocabulary - Growing Mold

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decomposer a living thing that

photosynthesis a chemical

breaks down dead or decaying

reaction in plants that makes

things for food

food for the plant

Decomposers are nature’s

Molds cannot carry out

“recyclers.” They break down

photosynthesis. They do not

dead things so that the matter

have chlorophyll like plants do.

in them can be used again.

spore made by molds when they

fungus a kind of decomposer

reproduce

Fungi have many cells.

Spores grow into new

Bacteria are decomposers, too.

molds.

But bacteria have only one cell.

spore case the part of a mold

mold a kind of fungus

that produces spores

Other kinds of fungi are

A spore case can produce

mushrooms and yeast.

millions of spores.

LIFE CYCLES • SECTION 5 GROWING MOLD

Vocabulary - Growing Mold