A group of students conduct a yeast fermentation experiment, shown in the diagrams.

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What question about the flow of matter and energy during fermentation does the experiment answer?

a
Does water provide yeast with energy to undergo respiration?
b
Do yeast consume gases in order to undergo reproduction?
c
Do yeast use sugar for energy and produce a gas?
d
Does sugar combine with water to provide energy for yeast?

c

Do yeast use sugar for energy and produce a gas?