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While baking cakes, yeast reproduces rapidly and produces ___ gas.


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nitrogen

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carbon dioxide

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oxygen

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hydrogen

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Solution

The correct option is B

carbon dioxide


Yeasts are eukaryotic, single-celled microorganisms classified as members of the kingdom Fungi. Yeast cells consume sugars to produce ethanol and carbon dioxide as byproducts. The carbon dioxide forms bubbles, expanding it to a foam.


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