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Biology

Living factories

For your biology exam you should be able to

  • write a word equation for the fermentation of glucose by yeast
  • be able to compare aerobic and anaerobic respiration
  • describe how brewers provide the optimum conditions for yeast
  • explain the need for malting
  • name the products of fermentation that are useful in the brewing and baking industry and explain why they are useful
  • state what yeast is and its food source
  • explain what batch processing is
  • explain bacterial fermentation and why it is useful in the cheese and yoghurt industries

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