Bread is made by mixing flour, water, sugar, and yeast to form dense dough. Why does dough rise?

What will be an ideal response?


Dough rises as gas bubbles from fermentation are produced causing the bread to expand. What gas is responsible for the holes in the bread? Yeast produces CO2 as a by-product of its fermentation of sugar.

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Atomic isotopes

a. are electrically unbalanced. b. behave the same chemically and physically but differ biologically from other isotopes. c. are the same physically and biologically but differ from other isotopes chemically. d. have varying numbers of neutrons. e. are produced when substances are exposed to radiation

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Which syndrome is characterized by a karyotype with 45 chromosomes?

A. Turner B. Down C. Androgen insensitivity D. Klinefelter E. Cri-du-chat

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A tumor that is cancerous and has the ability to spread is referred to as a ____ tumor.

Fill in the blank (s) with the appropriate word(s).

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If a father is affected by an X-linked condition and the mother is a carrier, what is the probability of their children being affected?

a. All sons will be affected. b. Half of the sons will be affected. c. All daughters will be affected. d. Half of the sons will be carriers.

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