Investigating Anaerobic Respiration in Yeast

... Investigating Anaerobic Respiration in Yeast Introduction Yeast is used for industrial processes like the fermenting of spirits wines and bears and in baking bread so it would be of great benefit to the brewers and bakers if they new under what factors yeast would work most efficiently. Yeast does not respire using oxygen this means that it performs anaerobic respiration. The other form of respiration is aerobic respiration this is when glucose is broken down using oxygen, This is the form of respiration that normally takes place in humans and animals. The reason the yeast breaks down the glucose is to release energy it uses for further growth. The glucose is broken down into ethanol and carbon dioxide; ethanol is a form of alcohol, which is why brewers use yeast to make their drinks alcoholic. Factors to Consider I will carry out an investigation into one of the following factors to see how it

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