Question

Fermentation is a

A Anaerobic respiration Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B Incomplete oxidation of carbohydrate Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C Complete oxidation carbohydrate Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

Fermentation is a metabolic process that converts sugar to acids and gases, or alcohol. It occurs in yeast and bacteria, and also in oxygen-starved muscle cells, as in the case of lactic acid fermentation. Fermentation is also used more broadly to refer to the bulk growth of microorganisms on a growth medium, often with the goal of producing a specific chemical product.

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