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Distillation is required to produce beverages like whisky and rum but not for wine and beer. What does this indicate?

Answer: Whisky and rum have higher alcohol content.

  • A Wine and beer are not fermented at all
  • B Whisky and rum have higher alcohol content
  • C Whisky and rum use bacteria instead of yeast
  • D Wine and beer are distilled twice

Correct answer: B. Whisky and rum have higher alcohol content

Explanation: Beverages like whisky, brandy and rum are produced by distillation of the fermented broth, giving them a higher alcohol percentage than undistilled wine and beer.

Sewage Treatment FlowPrimaryphysical filtering+ sedimentationSecondary (aerobic)aeration tank, flocsconsume organic matterActivated sludgesettles out;part reused as inoculumSludge digesterANAEROBIC →biogas (CH₄)Note the switch: aerobic microbes in the tank, anaerobic microbes in the digester

Sewage passes through physical removal (primary), then aerobic biological treatment where microbes form flocs that consume organic matter (secondary); the settled activated sludge is then digested anaerobically to produce biogas - a deliberate switch from aerobic to anaerobic conditions between stages.

Concept context

Microorganisms in food, medicine, sewage treatment, biocontrol, and biofertilizers

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