NEET 1995 · Class 12

Microbes in Human Welfare

The organism, used for alcohol fermentation, is

  1. (A)Aspergillus
  2. (B)Saccharomyces
  3. (C)Pseudomonas
  4. (D)Penicillium

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

Microbes especially yeasts have been used from time immemorial for the production of beverages like wine, beer, whisky, brandy or rum.

Chapter
Microbes in Human Welfare
Section
8.2 MICROBES IN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
Page
3
Words matched
21 of 21

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How this line gives the answer

0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'yeasts have been used... for the production of beverages' and the full paragraph identifies Saccharomyces cerevisiae as the specific yeast used for alcohol fermentation, which directly matches the correct answer.

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