Fermentation(Flour and yeast) Flashcards

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What will happen when flour and yeast are combined?

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any type of flour with yeast will result in leavening.

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how do yeasts obtain their energy?

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they obtain their energy from a process called fermentation

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What does Leavening mean?

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Leavening is the rise of bread and flour and it’s caused by fermentation.

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What does fermentation produce?

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fermentation produces alcohol and carbon dioxide and energy

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what is the meaning of Anaerobic and Aerobic?

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Anaerobic: Without oxygen
Aerobic: With oxygen

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Example of Fermentation

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Yeast is a type of eukaryote. (Fungi)
Yeast and flour consume sugar. Then when yeast consumes sugar, they excrete and produce co2, and alcohol, so the dough puffs.
The presence of sugar and yeast is fermentation

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Where does fermentation work?

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Fermentation works in an anaerobic environment, in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells

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