Identify the correct statements regarding yeasts.

Yeast can be used to produce beer.

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Yeast is an unicellular organism.

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Yeast respires in the absence of oxygen.

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Yeast is a multicellular organism.

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Solution

The correct options are
A Yeast can be used to produce beer.
B Yeast is an unicellular organism.
C Yeast respires in the absence of oxygen.
Yeast is a unicellular organism. It can respire in the absence of oxygen. During this process, glucose breaks down to alcohol and carbon dioxide. Therefore, yeasts are grown in anaerobic conditions to produce beer and wine on the commercial scale.

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