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Saccharomyces cerevisiae is commonly known as
Abrewer's mould
Bbaker's yeast
Clactic bacterium
Dbread bacillus
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. baker's yeast
1. Dough used for making bread is fermented by a microbe.
2. That microbe is Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
3. It is commonly called baker's yeast.
4. It is a yeast, so calling it a bacterium or a mould is wrong.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Biology Ch8 'Microbes in Human Welfare'_
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