Which statement most accurately describes how the ethanol found in alcoholic beverages is produced?

Ethanol is produced when yeast ferments carbohydrates, generating ethanol as a metabolic byproduct.

Ethanol forms spontaneously when starch molecules are heated in the presence of light, a non-biological chemical conversion process occurring during brewing.

Ethanol in drinks is primarily synthesized industrially from petroleum derivatives and then blended into beverages to control potency.

Ethanol is created when atmospheric oxygen oxidizes sugars in beverages during long-term storage, producing alcohol over months and years.