Biological Classification And System Of Classification Question 496

Question: Yeast is employed for production of [CBSE PMT 1995; MP PMT 1996; CPMT 1998]

Options:

A) Curd

B) Cheese

C) Acetic acid

D) Ethyl alcohol

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

Brewer’s/Beer yeast is Saccharomyces cerevisiae and wine yeast is Saccharomyces ellipsoideus.

They perform alcoholic fermentation $ \underset{Glucose}{\mathop{C_6H_{12}O_6}},\underset{Zymase}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{Yeast}}},\underset{Ethyl,alcohol}{\mathop{C_2H_5OH}},+2CO_2 $ .