why does bread mould grows on moist bread rather than dry bread?

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Bread molds are actually fungi. Fungi reproduce by spores. These spores require moisture and warm conditions for their growth. Thus bread molds grows on moist bread as it provides favorable conditions, and not on dry bread.

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