Multiple choice

The fungi used to make beer and wine is

  1. Aspergillus oryzae

  2. Penicillium camemberti

  3. Schizosaccharomyces pombe

  4. Saccharomyces cerevisiae

  5. Tolypocladium niveum
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Baker's Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) is used to make bread, beer and wine, during which process, sugars such as glucose or sucrose are fermented to make ethanol and carbon dioxide. Bakers use the fungus for carbon dioxide production, causing the bread to rise.

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