What is fermentation?
Q: What is fermentation?
A: Fermentation is when a cell uses sugar for energy without using oxygen at the same time.
Q: What is zymology?
A: Zymology is the science of fermentation.
Q: What organism ferments sugar?
A: Yeast is an organism that ferments sugar.
Q: What does yeast produce when it ferments sugar?
A: When yeast ferments sugar, it uses sugar and produces alcohol.
Q: What coenzyme is used in the process of fermentation?
A: The process of fermentation uses the coenzyme NAD.
Q: Is fermentation as efficient as respiration using oxygen?
A: No, fermentation is a less efficient form of respiration than oxidative respiration (respiration using oxygen).
Q: Apart from beverages, biofuel and bakery products, what else can be made using fermentation?
A: Other cells can make vinegar or lactic acid when they ferment sugar. In a different way, the fermentation process can continue and turn the alcohol into vinegar, i.e. acetic acid.
