During the formation of bread it becomes porous due to the release of CO2 by the action of:

1. Yeast 2. Bacteria
3. Virus 4. Protozoans
Subtopic:  Microbes in Household Products |
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AIPMT - 2002
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The dough kept overnight in warm weather becomes soft and spongy because of:

1. Fermentation

2. Cohesion

3. Osmosis

4. Absorption of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

Subtopic:  Microbes in Household Products |
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AIPMT - 2004
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Rising of dough is due to

1. multiplication of yeast           
2. production of CO2
3. emulsification                       
4. hydrolysis of wheat flour starch into sugars

Subtopic:  Microbes in Household Products |
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Big holes in Swiss cheese are made by a

1. a machine
2. a bacterium that produces methane gas
3. a bacterium producing a large amount of carbon dioxide
4. a fungus that releases a lot of gases during its metabolic activities

Subtopic:  Microbes in Household Products |
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The Vitamin whose content increases following the conversion of milk into curd by lactic acid bacteria is:

1. vitamin C

2. vitamin D

3. vitamin B12

4. vitamin E

Subtopic:  Microbes in Household Products |
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Match the following :

(a)

Lactobacillus

(i)

Cheese

(b)

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

(ii)

Curd

(c)

Aspergillus niger

(iii)

Citric Acid

(d)

Acetobacter aceti

(iv)

Bread

(v)

Acetic acid


Select the correct option:
Options: (a) (b)  (c) (d)
1. (ii)   (i)   (iii) (v)
2. (ii) (iv)  (v)  (iii)
3. (ii) (iv)  (iii) (v)
4. (iii) (iv)  (v)   (i) 

Subtopic:  Microbes in Household Products |
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NEET - 2019
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Match the following list of microbes and what they are used for:

A. Saccharomyces cerevisiae 1. Production of immunosuppressive agents
B. Monascus purpureus 2. Ripening of Swiss cheese
C. Trichoderma polysporum 3. Commercial production of ethanol
D. Propionibacterium shermanii 4. Production of blood-cholesterol-lowering agents


1. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2

2. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1

3. A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3

4. A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2

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NEET - 2015
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Conversion of milk to curd improves its nutritional value by increasing the amount of?
1. Vitamin D
2. Vitamin A
3. Vitamin B12
4. Vitamin E
Subtopic:  Microbes in Household Products |
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NEET - 2018
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae is used in the formation of:
1. Ethanol
2. Methanol
3. Acetic acid
4. Antibiotics

Subtopic:  Industrial Products, Beverages & Antibiotics |
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AIPMT - 1998
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Which of the following is used to manufacture ethanol from starch:

1. Penicillin

2. Saccharomyces

3. Azotobactor

4. Lactobacillus

Subtopic:  Industrial Products, Beverages & Antibiotics |
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AIPMT - 2000
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