This document provides information about yeast. It defines yeast as a microscopic fungi that can convert sugar into alcohol and carbohydrates. Yeast is used to produce various foods through fermentation like bread, beer, wine, vinegar and cheese. The document describes the morphology of yeast cells as single-celled fungi ranging from 1-5um wide and 5-30um long without flagella. It reproduces asexually through budding or fission and sexually through various life cycles. Physiologically, yeast grows best with moisture and sugars as an energy source.