Bakers Use Alcoholic Fermentation to Produce ____,Which Causes Dough to Rise

Question

Bakers use alcoholic fermentation to produce ____,which causes dough to rise.  
A) alcohol
B) ATP
C) butyric acid
D) carbon dioxide
E) none of these

Accepted Answer

Alcoholic fermentation is the process by which yeast converts sugars into ethanol and carbon dioxide. It is the carbon dioxide that causes the dough to rise, making it lighter and airier. Therefore, the correct answer is D, carbon dioxide.