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When yeast respires anaerobically, it produces:


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carbon dioxide and ethanol

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carbon dioxide and oxygen

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ethanol and oxygen

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methanol and oxygen

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Solution

The correct option is A

carbon dioxide and ethanol


Yeasts are single-celled organisms. They respire anaerobically and during this process yield alcohol. In this process glucose breaks down into alcohol (ethanol) and carbon dioxide.


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