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Question
Where can you find the mould Rhizopus most easily found?
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Solution
Rhizopus is the common bread mould. It grows not only on bread but also on a variety of organic matter such as paper, wood, cloth, animal dung, leather goods and food materials such as fruit, bread, pickles, chapati, etc. particularly in a warm and humid climate.
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