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Microbes In Human Welfare

Question
CBSEENBI12047099

Assertion : Yeasts such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae are used in baking industry.

Reason : Carbon dioxide produced during fermentation causes bread dough to rise by thermal expansion.

  • If both Assertion and Reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion

  • If both Assertion and Reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion

  • If Assertion is true statement but Reason is false

  • If both Assertion and Reason are false statements

Solution

C.

If Assertion is true statement but Reason is false

Yeast such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae is used in baking industry. The yeast ferments glucose to yield ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide. This carbon dioxide is used in baking industry for raising dough. Kneading, stretching and folding of the dough develops the protein structure to improve its elastic properties and its ability to hold gas. This improved gluten properties enable better retention of the gases within the dough as the structure expands and the cell walls become thinner.