After using jelly on a sandwich, you close the jar and place it on a room temperature shelf instead of in the refrigerator. When you open the jar several weeks later, you notice microbial growth on the surface. What type of organism is likely to grow in this environment

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Barrett Snyder

15 August, 13:50

After using jelly on a sandwich, you close the jar and place it on a room temperature shelf instead of in the refrigerator. When you open the jar several weeks later, you notice microbial growth on the surface. What type of organism is likely to grow in this environment

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Grace Browning · Answer 1

a fungus

Explanation:

Fungi is any group of eukaryotic organisms, and examples are yeast, molds and mushrooms.

They are known to be common in the environment, because they can live in the air, soil, water and plants. And they are known to grow best or thrive under a warm condition.

They are classified into four divisions, they include

* Chydridiomycota

* Zygomycota e. g bread mold

* Ascomycota e. g Yeast

* Basidiomycota e. g club fungi

In this case, the organism that will be noticed on the jar after several weeks will be a fungus, because, the mold is a type of fungus that feed saprophitically on food substances. Also the fungus grow best in a warm temperature.

Hailee Boone · Answer 2

It would be fungal life, or fungus found inside the jar.

Explanation:

After using jelly on a sandwich, you close the jar and place it on a room temperature shelf instead of in the refrigerator. When you open the jar several weeks later, you notice microbial growth on the surface, that would be more likely to be the fungus, which are found in the moderate form of temperature zones or areas. While, the fungus requires the temperature near that of a room's temperature to develop itself and grow its number inside the jar etc as a whole.