Join the Most Relevant JEE Main 2025 Test Series & get 99+ percentile! Join Now
Search any question & find its solution
Question: Answered & Verified by Expert
Assertion : Yeasts such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae are used in baking industry.
Reason : Carbon dioxide produced during fermentation causes bread dough to rise by thermal expansion.
BiologyMicrobes in Human WelfareAIIMSAIIMS 2003
Options:
  • A If both Assertion and Reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
  • B If both Assertion and Reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
  • C If Assertion is true statement but Reason is false
  • D if both Assertion and Reason are false statements
Solution:
2057 Upvotes Verified Answer
The correct answer is: If Assertion is true statement but Reason is false
Yeast such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae is used in baking industry. The yeast ferments glucose to yield ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide. This carbon dioxide is used in baking industry for raising dough. Kneading, stretching and folding of the dough develops the protein structure to improve its elastic properties and its ability to hold gas. This improved gluten properties enable better retention of the gases within the dough as the structure expands and the cell walls become thinner.

Looking for more such questions to practice?

Download the MARKS App - The ultimate prep app for IIT JEE & NEET with chapter-wise PYQs, revision notes, formula sheets, custom tests & much more.