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Mold is a term used to describe a type of fungus that is an often fuzzy-looking growth that appears on the surface of organic materials in damp conditions, both outdoors and indoors. Molds may be gray, black, green, yellow, orange or various other colors, and may have a velvety or wooly texture.
Under a microscope, they look like thin mushrooms. In many molds, the body consists of root threads that invade the food it lives on; a stalk rising above the food; and spores that form at the ends of the stalks. The spores give mold the color that you see. When airborne the spores spread the mold from place to place. Molds also have branches and roots that are like very thin threads. The roots may be difficult to see when the mold is growing on food and may be very deep in the food.