Question

Megha left a bread sandwich in her tiffin box over the weekend. When she opened the tiffin box on Sunday morning, she found whitish, cotton –like growth on the bread. a) What could have caused the change in the sandwich? b) Write two more features of the sandwich which would help to decide whether the sandwich is fit to eat. c) What would happen if spoilt food is consumed?

Answer 1

It is the mould grown on the bread .

It is also called spongeria

Answer 2

Answer:

Megha left a bread sandwich in her tiffin box over the weekend. When she opened the tiffin box on Sunday morning, she found whitish, cotton –like growth on the bread.

a) What could have caused the change in the sandwich?

Fungi must have grown onto the sandwich.

b) Write two more features of the sandwich which would help to decide whether the sandwich is fit to eat.

1. The bread will no more be white and will be grayish - greenish in colour.
2. The bread will smell bad.

Conclusion- The bread is not fit to eat.

c) What would happen if spoilt food is consumed?

If the spoilt food is consumed then the consumer may have typhoid, diarrhea or food poisoning.