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Fermentation occurs when living cells present on the skin of fruit and vegetables break down the sugars inside. Microorganisms called yeasts do this job in the main. They grow under varied conditions and produce different end products, the main by products being alcohol and carbon dioxide.When wet, yeast feeds on sugar, creating carbon dioxide bubbles, which causes bread to rise, or ferment.

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Fermentation causes cells to break down sugar into carbon dioxide and?

Fermentation causes cells to break down sugar into carbon dioxide and ethanol (alcohol) in the absence of oxygen. This process allows cells to generate energy by producing ATP through glycolysis.


Which type of fermentation causes muscle soreness?

Muscles use aerobic respiration to metabolize the energy they need to function. When they have insufficient oxygen to metabolize all the energy they need, they use anaerobic respiration in the form of fermentation. The Lactic acid which is created as a by product of fermentation builds up in the muscles and causes soreness.


What kind of fermentation is important to bakers?

Yeast, most commonly Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is used in baking as a leavening agent, where it converts the fermentable sugars present in the dough into carbon dioxide. This causes the dough to expand or rise as the carbon dioxide forms pockets or bubbles. Brewer's yeast (also known as brewing yeast) can mean any live yeast used in brewing. It can also mean yeast obtained as a by-product of brewing, dried and killed, and used as a dietary supplement for its B vitamin content.


What are the 2 types of fermentation and what do each produce?

The two types of fermentation are alcoholic fermentation and lactic acid fermentation. Alcoholic fermentation is also referred to as ethanol fermentation.


What do both lactic fermentation and alcoholic fermentation produce?

Both lactic fermentation and alcoholic fermentation produce energy in the form of ATP for cells. Lactic fermentation results in the production of lactic acid, while alcoholic fermentation produces ethanol and carbon dioxide as byproducts.

Related Questions

Which pathogen causes fermentation?

Yeast is a common microorganism that causes fermentation. Specifically, species of Saccharomyces yeast are often used in fermentation processes, such as brewing beer and making bread.


What is the definition of fermenter?

Something that causes fermentation.


What is a zyme?

A zyme is a ferment - a catalyst which causes fermentation.


What type of fermentation causes muscle cramps?

It's not a type, it's a outcome of fermentation. A.K.A. a waste product


What ingredient in molasses causes its fermentation?

Sugar- which is the food for yeasts. Fermentation is yeast consuming sugar, and producing carbon dioxide and alcohol as a waste product.


What does fermentation Cause?

Fermentation occurs when living cells present on the skin of fruit and vegetables break down the sugars inside. This fermentation causes a chemical change in the food which gives it a different taste.


Where does the sour taste come from in foods such as chesee and yogurt?

Lactic acid produced by fermentation.


What is the role of fermentation in baking bread?

Fermentation - creates bubbles of carbon dioxide... which causes the dough to rise, and gives bread light, open texture.


What causes the bubble increase in yeast fermentation experiment?

why is it reasonable that, of the three sugars, glucose would result in the most activiity suring the fermentation experiment


The process carried out by yeast that causes bread dough to rise is?

Alcoholic fermentation


What process causes athletes to a burning sensation in their muscle?

Lasctic acid fermentation


What causes yeast to float on top of wine during the fermentation process?

Yeast floats on top of wine during fermentation due to the release of carbon dioxide gas, which creates buoyancy and causes the yeast to rise to the surface.