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Most breads use commercially cultured yeast (a unicellular fungus) to make the bread rise.

However sourdough bread uses a mixture of wild bacteria and wild yeasts to make the bread rise. The bacteria produce acids (e.g. lactic acid, acetic acid) producing the sour taste of this bread. The exact mixture of different species of microorganisms growing in the "starter" is unknown and varies widely from one location to another and even one bakery to another.

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Do bread mold gets its nutrients from bread?

Yes, bread mold gets its nutrients from the bread as it breaks down and feeds on the carbohydrates within the bread. Mold spores land on the bread and grow under favorable conditions, such as warmth and moisture, eventually consuming the bread for nutrients.


What bacteria and fungi are simple organisms used to make?

Bacteria like Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis are used to produce antibiotics, enzymes, and vaccines. Fungi like Aspergillus niger and Saccharomyces cerevisiae are utilized for producing food products like bread, beer, and cheese, as well as for manufacturing antibiotics and enzymes.


How are microbes useful in bread?

The microbe in bread is yeast. Yeast is a living substance and it is useful in bread because it respires and creates bubbles that makes the bread rise. this happens when the bread dough is left in a warm area to rise. The yeast also makes alcohol during this proses but this evaporates when the bread is cooked. the cooking proses also kills the yeast.


Which are useful organisms in biotechnology?

Bacteria: useful for producing enzymes, antibiotics, and biofuels. Yeast: commonly used in fermentation to produce beer, wine, and bread. Algae: used for producing biofuels, food supplements, and pharmaceuticals. Fungi: important for producing antibiotics, enzymes, and food products like cheese.


What reaction takes place when chewing a piece of bread for several minutes?

Chewing bread for several minutes mixes it with saliva, breaking down starch into simpler sugars through the action of enzymes in saliva like amylase. This process begins the digestion of carbohydrates, preparing them for absorption in the small intestine.

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Is yeat living?

Yeast is a living organism that is used in bread-making, and brewing alcohol.


What is the difference between using boiled yeast and normal yeast in bread making?

It is classified as a fungi organism.


Is coffee a fermented food?

No. The micro-organism that helps in making bread is yeast, which is a separate category of organism from bacteria or fungi.


The organism responsible for making bread rise and creating the alcoholic beverages does so under aerobic conditions?

False


The organism responsible for making bread rise and creating the alcohol in alcoholic beverages does so under aerobic conditions?

True


What is the organism responsible for making bread rise and creating the alcohol in alcoholic beverages does so under aerobic conditions?

FALSE :)


Which organism is involved in bread?

Yeast


How do enzymes improve bread?

Enzymes help improve bread by aiding in the breakdown of complex carbohydrates into simpler sugars, which yeast can then ferment to produce carbon dioxide gas, resulting in dough rising. This process helps create a lighter, more aerated bread with a better texture. Additionally, enzymes can also enhance the browning and flavors of the final bread product.


Which food would enzymes work more rapidly A slice of bread or an equal mass of bread crumbs?

Well, isn't that just a happy little question? Enzymes would work more rapidly on bread crumbs because they have a larger surface area compared to a slice of bread. This allows the enzymes to break down the food more efficiently, like a gentle breeze through the trees.


Is a bread mold a multicellular organism?

yea


How does yeast effect bread dough?

yeast is a microscopic organism that makes bread rise


Is bread mold a parasite?

It is not an autotroph, it is actually a hetotroph. It is a Hetotroph because it eats what it spawns on (The bread) and can't create food using sunlight. (It does, however, spawn better in sunlight)