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Yeast used in making bread is a

A. Fungus

B. Bacteria

C. Seed

D. Plant

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Baker's yeast is the common name for the strains of yeast commonly used in baking bread and bakery products, serving as a leavening agent which causes the bread to rise (expand and become lighter and softer) by converting the fermentable sugars present in the dough into carbon dioxide and ethanol. It is a fungus.

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