What is produced when yeast respires anaerobically?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Ethanol and carbon dioxide, together with a small amount of ATP
- Step 1: Yeast is a fungus that ferments sugar when oxygen is absent. Step 2. The products are ethanol and carbon dioxide, and only a little energy is released. Answer: ethanol and carbon dioxide. Why not the others: lactic acid is made in animal muscle, oxygen is not a product, and carbon dioxide with water is aerobic respiration.
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