By: Andrea Pineda

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Fermentation

• By Andrea Pineda
• Caroline Carr
• Gabby Howard

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About Fermentation

• Fermentation conversion of sugars and starches
  to alcohol through enzymes
• Fermentation happens in cytoplasm
• What happens? large organic molecules broken
  down into simpler molecules by microorganisms.

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What are the two types of fermentation?

• Alcohol or Ethanol Fermentation
• Lactic Acid Fermentation
• Fermentation occurs from Anaerobic respiration
  (no oxygen required)

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Alcoholic Fermentation

• What happens?
• glucose is split into 2 pyruvic acid.
• 2 pyruvic acid split into carbon dioxide and
  alcohol.
• Happens in a yeast cell or bacterium.

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Lactic Acid Fermentation

• Occurs in animal muscle cells when they get
  overly fatigued.
• Glucose splits into 2 pyruvic acids.
• 2 pyruvic acids splits into lactic acid.

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What does Fermentation do?

• Fermentation is a process of energy production in
  the cell.
• Glucose undergoes fermentation- this is how we
  get beer, pickles, and wine.

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Thanks For Watching.

• This was a Gabby Howard, Caroline Carr, and
  Andrea Pineda Production