Question

multiple choice question
pasteur, while working for the wine industry, developed a method for heating wines to destroy undesirable microbes. this process is now called ______.

disinfection
fermentation
pasteurization

Explanation:

This process is named after Louis Pasteur, who developed it to heat beverages like wine to kill unwanted microbes without spoiling the product. Disinfection is a broader term for reducing microbial load, while fermentation is the microbial process that produces alcohol in wine, making pasteurization the correct term here.

Answer:

pasteurization