fermentation (1 Viewer)

[facility]

hey. i've looked every where. i'm getting so confused.
i need to know why fermentation is classified as a biological process.
i'm not sure why. some things say its fungi and others bacteria and others enzymes...
please help

 

[bored of sc]

It's a biological process because the yeast enzymes required to catalyse the reaction are living organisms. I think.

 

[annabackwards]

It's a biological process because the yeast enzymes required to catalyse the reaction are living organisms. I think.

Yeha. In the words of my wise friend "Yeast are animals" lol.

 

[mitochondria]

In the words of my wise friend "Yeast are animals".

But... I'm pretty sure that yeast is a single-cell eukaryote, which means that it's strictly not an animal.

 

[annabackwards]

But... I'm pretty sure that yeast is a single-cell eukaryote, which means that it's strictly not an animal.

Yeast - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Depends on the strain, but from my limited bio knowledge anything that grows, reproduces and respires is a living organism. Thus yeast are living orgianisms

Feel free to correct me if i'm wrong; as i said my bio knowledge is limited XD

 

[MetroMattums]

Enzymes require oxygen to sustain their life, and so are biological organisms.

Hence, fermentation is a biological process.

 

[mtsmahia]

enzymes are biological catalysts

 

[mitochondria]

Yeast - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Depends on the strain, but from my limited bio knowledge anything that grows, reproduces and respires is a living organism. Thus yeast are living orgianisms

Feel free to correct me if i'm wrong; as i said my bio knowledge is limited XD

You are absolutely correct that yeast is a living organism!

What I was being pedantic about earlier (and apparently still am ) is that a living organism does not necessarily have to be an animal, although the reverse is true, as animals are a subclass of living organisms.

Yeast is a unicellular living organism that is classified as a fungus, so strictly speaking it's not an animal.

 

[hvf26]

fermentation is a biological process as it uses an enzyme (biological catalyst; ie yeast) in order to convert glucose or sugars into ethanol and water.

@ metro mattums, yeast is anaeobic, meaning it doesnt use oxygen to respire, thats why fermentation is carried out in the abscense of oxygen

hope this helps =)