Question

Choose the correct option based on given statments:

Assertion [A]: Wine is a product of microbial activity.

Reason [R]: Yeast ferments carbon compounds to make alcohol and carbon dioxide.

• A. A is true but R is false.
• B. Both A and R are false.
• C. A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
• D. A and R are true but R is an incorrect explanation of A.

Answer 1

The correct option is C

A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Wine and other alcoholic beverages are produced by the process of fermentation. It is the process by which yeast breaks down carbohydrates into ethanol in the absence of oxygen and liberates carbon dioxide. The source employed for making wine is grapes and the yeast involved is Saccharomyces cerevisiae.