FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION

FERMENTATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Yeast is a/n:
A
plant
B
heterotroph
C
producer
D
autotroph
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dogs, birds, fish, and humans are all examples of heterotrophs. Heterotrophs occupy the second and third levels in a food chain, a sequence of organisms that provide energy and nutrients for other organisms.

Detailed explanation-2: -Yeast are single cell eukaryotic microorganisms instrumental to winemaking, baking, and brewing since ancient times. The function of many proteins important in human biology were first discovered by studying their counterparts in yeast.

Detailed explanation-3: -Yeasts are eukaryotes belonging to the Fungi kingdom and so contain membrane-bound cell organelles, like the nucleus, which houses the genetic material of the cell. Unlike most fungi that grow as long thread-like hyphae, yeasts are fungi that exist as single cells.

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