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A yeast cell needs the following to survive:

  1. Sugar or a carbohydrate like starch to munch on
  2. Darkness
  3. Dampness
  4. Humid places
  5. Lack or presence of oxygen- Lack of oxygen can make the sugars undergo fermentation

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They need food and water in order to be alive.

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Food (sugars)

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Yeast needs sugar to live.

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Water

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