Biology GCSE
Fermentation
What Fermentation means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: AQA
Anaerobic respiration in yeast cells, which has economic importance in the manufacture of bread and alcoholic drinks.
Anaerobic respiration in yeast that produces ethanol and carbon dioxide, used in brewing and bread-making.
In yeast and plant tissues, anaerobic fermentation yields ethanol and carbon dioxide.
Topics that use Fermentation
- Aerobic and anaerobic respiration (AQA GCSE)
- Respiration (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Aerobic respiration
- Anaerobic respiration
- Cellular respiration
- Energy transfer
- Aerobic and anaerobic pathways
- exothermic reaction
- Exothermic reactions
- glycerol and fatty acids
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