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Yeast is used in the baking industry because, during respiration, it produces:

AMethane
BCarbon dioxide
COxygen
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Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Carbon dioxide
Yeast reproduces rapidly in warm sugary dough and releases carbon dioxide during respiration. Bubbles of this gas fill the dough and make it rise.
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