Nutrition
Yeast does different things based on temperature.
Yes.
Boiling will kill the yeast cell, thus the membrane wont function.
NO
Yes, actually it does.
yes, if your trying to make yeast rise try to leave it out on your counter at room temperature
Yes. I have seen cakes of fresh yeast become moldy. Fresh yeast has a very short shelf life.
Yeast need warm temperatures in order to grow. The perfect temperature for yeast is about 110 degrees F. Yeast will not start to reproduce and rise without warm temperatures to activate it.
Directly regulated by sugar and salt. Sugar cuases yeast growth, salt slows. Environmental factors such as moisture, heat and acidity also affect yeast growth.
Letting a water, sugar, and yeast mixture ferment for a long time does not affect the quantity of ethanol produced.
My guess would be that osmotic concentration of the sugar gets so great that the yeast is unable to get enough water for growth.