NEET 2004 Biology question

Biology Respiration in Plants NEET 2004

Dough kept overnight in warm weather becomes soft and spongy because of :-

(1)FermentationCorrect
(2)Cohesion
(3)Osmosis
(4)Absorption of carbon dioxide from atmosphere

Answer: (1)

Solution

The dough used to make bread, idli or dosa contains yeast or bacteria that ferment the sugars of the dough anaerobically, producing (and ethanol or acids). The gas bubbles are trapped in the dough, causing it to rise

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