Assume you are working for a chemical company and are responsible for growing a yeast culture that produces ethanol through fermentation. The yeasts are growing well on the maltose (sugar) medium kept in a standard incubator but are not producing ethanol. What is the most likely explanation? The temperature is too low. The maltose is toxic. Oxygen is in the medium Not enough protein is provided.
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