Define fermentation?

a) as a chemical reaction


b) as a chemical process


c) as a biotechnology


d) as a microbial process (microbiology)


e) as a biochemical process (biochemistry)

Define fermentation?
In the broadest sense of the word Fermentation, (b) chemical process is the correct answer. Fermentation is used to describe any sequence of chemical reactions promoted by living or nonliving ferments that converts complex organic compounds into more simple substances.





The most common form of Fermentation is the anaerobic conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast. Since this requires yeast (a microbe) then this process is (d) a microbial process.
Reply:I'd go with e. Yeast is a microorganism
Reply:e...A biochemical process.


Yeast breaks down sugars to form alcohols and CO2.
Reply:B or E. it's a chemical conversion into simpler substances: the breakdown of carbohydrates by microorganisms.
Reply:e) is the right one as fermentation is the biochemical process of energy production in a cell. Sugars are the common substrate of fermentation and typical examples of fermentation products are ethanol, lactic acid, and hydrogen.