Question

• The processes which together perform the maintenance function of living organisms are
life processes.

(a) What is fermentation?​

Answer 1

Answer:

• Fermentation is a process in which microorganisms break down food (e.g. carbohydrates, glucose) into products (e.g. alcohols, gases or acids) in presence of enzymes.

• The process is an anaerobic process, that is, it occurs in absence of oxygen.