814 Month: November 2020 (page 20 of 28)
-I isolated the fungi from a week old hot dog bun that was stored in the fridge within this plastic bag. The spot that I chose to isolate…
I took a sample from this tree trunk that we have in our backyard. I chose this sample because last year we were planning to make a table…
I took a sample from the water in our backyard pond. I chose this sample because we haven’t changed the water for a while ; however, the water…
I cut off two pieces of Swiss Gruyere cheese (32% M.F. and 36% moisture) from the center and from the rind to see if I could isolate any…
I walked around a local park and came across this empty dog enclosure, where I saw a large stagnant puddle of water. I wanted to sample this water…
I took of sample from the backsplash of my family’s kitchen sink. We use this sink many many times a day and inevitably get water onto the tiles,…
The bin in our backyard releases a lot of liquid from the compost that we put inside of it, which drips down the acrylic sheet into the soil…
I took a sample from this bruised and mushy looking apple. I chose this sample because it seems like this apple is on the verge of molding, and…
I took a sample from the dirt in one of my houseplants. I chose this because I want to see what kind of molds may be growing in…
I chose to sample a leaf from a live Salal shrub, the leaves of which had interesting dry/brown spots. I chose this because I wanted to see what…
I took a dirt sample from inside this decaying log which had a hoof fungus on it. I chose this because I thought it would be interesting to…
I chose to sample a piece of this dying leaf from one of my houseplants. I chose this because this leaf had turned yellow and died on my…
The sample source is a old mango from the compost bin. I use the skin of the mango as a sample because the skin is browning. The edge…
The sample source was some coffee grounds in a compost bin. I use it as a sample because some coffee grounds looked moldy. I would expect to see…
The sample source was a parlour palm tree. I use the top part of the leaf as a sample. The top part of the leaf become brown compare…
The source of the sample is died small plant. I use the leaf and the stem as sample is because the bottom of the stem looked moldy, it…
The source is a wooden table in a community park. The reason I use the table as a sample is because part of the top surface of the…
I found a leaf from a large tree that seems to be decomposing from the tip. Since the rest of the leaf is green, it should have fallen…
This is a fresh apple. Or is it? There are no blemishes on the peel, but the stem has a slight fuzz. It could just be a normal…
This is a pond at a local park where you can often see ducks swimming around. The good part is, the water looks clean. The bad part is,…
I neglected a grapefruit for who knows how long, and I found it all dried up and dusty. There were some black spots forming and wisps of what…
I found a decaying fig still attached to a fig tree. It was obviously eaten by some insects but also had something white covering most of the damaged…
A green pepper that had little mold spots that I tried to save by keeping it in the freezer, only to see that the mold has spread after…
Apple strudel from Walmart. Even with its undoubtably high amount of preservatives the strudel started to mold quickly so I was interested in seeing what type of mold…
I raided my kitchen to find a wilted head of lettuce and a moldy onion. I sampled only the skin of the onion which were in contact with…
This sword fern definitely stood out from the others. It has obviously been impacted by some disease that has bleached the leaves. I am interested to see what…
Isolated leaf tissue from a parsley plant that was starting to yellow. The yellowing seems to be causing the leaf to slowly die off. I do not expect…
I noticed this tree stump which had a variety of moss and fungi growing on it. It offers an already thriving mini ecosystem and I wanted to sample…
I found this tree seed pod which had started to turn black. I was interested to see if the deterioration was from a fungus.
I isolated tissue from a couple of homegrown tomatoes. One was from a tomato showing rot on the bottom, and the other was perfectly healthy. I chose this…