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Microbes in Human Welfare — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYMicrobes in Human Welfare1 Mark
MCQ
Two statements are given-one labelled Assertion and the other labelled Reason. Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes $(a), (b), (c)$ and $(d)$ as given below.
Assertion: In ripening of cheese, insoluble proteins are cleaved to form soluble peptides.
Reason: Hard cheese and soft cheese, both are ripened by lactic acid bacteria. 
  • A
    Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
  • B
    Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
  • ✓
    Assertion is true but reason is false.
  • D
    Both assertion and reason are false.
✓

Answer

Correct option: C.
Assertion is true but reason is false.
The ripening of cheese is a complex process. In the young cheese, all nitrogen is present in the form of insoluble proteins, but as ripening proceeds, the protein is progressively cleaved to soluble peptides. Hard cheeses are ripened largely by lactic acid bacteria, which grow throughout the cheese, die, autolyze and release hydrolytic enzymes. Soft cheeses are ripened by the enzymes from yeasts and other fungi that grow on the surface.

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