During bread making, baker's yeast is added to the bread dough. Why? [1 mark]

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Baker's yeast is a unicellular fungus that is widely used in the baking industry for its ability to raise the bread dough, making it soft and fluffy. Baker's yeast is known as Saccharomyces cerevisiae. [1 mark]

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