MCQ
End product of fermentation of sugars is:
  • A
    Water and carbon dioxide
  • B
    Alcohol and carbon dioxide
  • C
    Carbon dioxide
  • D
    Alcohol

Answer

  1. Alcohol and carbon dioxide

Explanation:

Fermentation is a type of anaerobic respiration in which the glucose is broken down into pyruvic acid in the absence of oxygen.During fermentation of sugars, this pyruvic acids coverts to a 2C acetaldehyde and then to ethanol and CO₂.All this takes place in the cytoplasm.

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