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In yeasts and certain other microbes going through __________, pyruvate is turned into ethyl alcohol (ethanol).

A. glycolysis
B. oxidative phosphorylation
C. chemiosmosis
D. fermentation
E. photosynthesis

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Answer: Option D) fermentation

In yeasts and certain other microbes going through fermentation, pyruvate is turned into ethyl alcohol (ethanol).

Step-by-step explanation:

Under anaerobic conditions (in the absence of oxygen), organisms such as yeast and microorganisms convert pyruvate (the end product of glycolysis) into ethanol and carbon dioxide ( CO2 ).

Thus, the process of turning pyruvate to alcohol is known as alcoholic fermentation.

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