Mold Quiz

Take this quiz about mold to learn more about the dangers of mold and how you can prevent it.

Mold Busters Quiz

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The most dangerous way you can mold exposure is by:

a) Skin contact

b) Ingestion

c) Inhalation

d) All of the above

d) All of the above. Furthermore, prolonged exposure to mold can manifest in symptoms ranging from rashes, allergies and flu-like symptoms to neurological damage and even death.

d) All of the above. Furthermore, prolonged exposure to mold can manifest in symptoms ranging from rashes, allergies and flu-like symptoms to neurological damage and even death.

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Evolutionary speaking, which group was the first to developed weapons against pathogenic molds?

a) Humans

b) Ants

c) Bees

b) Ants. For more than 50 million years, leaf-cutter ants have been cultivating certain fungi which form mushroom-like structures to feed their larvae. This food source is constantly being attacked by molds. In order to protect their crops, these ants have learned to additionally cultivate certain types of microorganisms, which have antibiotic properties against the pathogenic mold.

Atta columbica queen with workers on fungal substrate (Photo source: Christian R. Linder, Wikimedia)

b) Ants. For more than 50 million years, leaf-cutter ants have been cultivating certain fungi which form mushroom-like structures to feed their larvae. This food source is constantly being attacked by molds. In order to protect their crops, these ants have learned to additionally cultivate certain types of microorganisms, which have antibiotic properties against the pathogenic mold.

Atta columbica queen with workers on fungal substrate (Photo source: Christian R. Linder, Wikimedia)

3 / 10

What is the most common toxic mold types found in Canadian and U.S. homes?

a) Penicillium/Aspergillus group

b) Chaetomium

c) Stachybotrys

d) Alternaria

a) Penicillium/Aspergillus mold are the most common mold type in 38% of the investigated households.

a) Penicillium/Aspergillus mold are the most common mold type in 38% of the investigated households.

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What is the main reason of mold infestation throughout most households in the world?

a) Unhygienic living conditions

b) Type of building material

c) Excess moisture

c). Moisture is the crucial ingredient for mold to thrive. Generally, the most common reasons for indoor mold spread are plumbing and roof leaks, wet basements, bad yard drainage, and high humidity.

c). Moisture is the crucial ingredient for mold to thrive. Generally, the most common reasons for indoor mold spread are plumbing and roof leaks, wet basements, bad yard drainage, and high humidity.

5 / 10

The first antibiotic was extracted from:

a) A mushroom

b) A mold

c) A rare plant

b). Penicillin, the first antibiotic, was isolated and discovered in 1928 by Dr. Alexander Fleming from Penicillium mold.

b). Penicillin, the first antibiotic, was isolated and discovered in 1928 by Dr. Alexander Fleming from Penicillium mold.

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What is the difference between molds and slime molds?

a) Slime molds are aquatic molds

b) Molds are fungi, while slime molds are not

c) There is no difference

b). Molds are multicellular, filamentous fungi, while slime molds belong to a more primitive group of organisms called the Protista, which form unicellular or colonial forms such as amoebas and primitive algae.

(left) slime mold (right) mold (Photo source: D. Sadikovic, Mold Busters)

b). Molds are multicellular, filamentous fungi, while slime molds belong to a more primitive group of organisms called the Protista, which form unicellular or colonial forms such as amoebas and primitive algae.

(left) slime mold (right) mold (Photo source: D. Sadikovic, Mold Busters)

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According to some statistical overviews, what percentage Canadian homes have mold-free bathrooms?

a) 13%

b) 26%

c) 54%

a) 13%, and the most common types (in more than half cases) are from the Penicillium/Aspergillus group.

a) 13%, and the most common types (in more than half cases) are from the Penicillium/Aspergillus group.

8 / 10

Treating mold on walls using bleach will:

a) Kill the mold

b) Stop the mold from spreading

c) Contaminate the space with dangerous evaporations

c). Applying bleach to a mouldy wall will only contaminate the space with dangerous evaporations. Bleach only destroys the superficial part of the organism, while the rest of the mold and its spores can survive and continue to spread.

c). Applying bleach to a mouldy wall will only contaminate the space with dangerous evaporations. Bleach only destroys the superficial part of the organism, while the rest of the mold and its spores can survive and continue to spread.

9 / 10

Chemical structure of cellular walls of mold fungi is similar to:

a) Plants

b) Lobsters

c) Armadillos

b) Lobsters, because the shell of arthropods (crustations, insects, spiders, and such animals) and the cell walls of fungi (molds) are made of chitin, a structural polysaccharide (sugar) molecule.

The cell wall structure of Fungi (Photo source: Maya and Rike, Wikimedia)

b) Lobsters, because the shell of arthropods (crustations, insects, spiders, and such animals) and the cell walls of fungi (molds) are made of chitin, a structural polysaccharide (sugar) molecule.

The cell wall structure of Fungi (Photo source: Maya and Rike, Wikimedia)

10 / 10

How many children under the age of five succumb to the adverse effects of air pollution (particulates, mold, and bacteria), globally?

a) 6 000

b) 60 000

c) 600 000

c) 600 000. Furthermore, according to the UNICEF statistics, of all pneumonia-related mortalities of children under the age of five, half can be traced to air pollution.

c) 600 000. Furthermore, according to the UNICEF statistics, of all pneumonia-related mortalities of children under the age of five, half can be traced to air pollution.

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