Biotechnology and Cheese Quiz

What does the term biotechnology mean?

• Technology that creates robots that are living and act like humans and animals

• Technology that utilizes biological systems, living organisms or parts of this to develop or create different products.

Select the biotechnology products:

• Yoghurt

• Cheese

• Plastic

• Antibiotics

In cheese making, curds and whey are involved. Which one is a solid and which is a liquid?

• Curds are liquid

• Whey is liquid

• Curds are solid

• Whey is solid

Rennet is used in cheese making. Explain why this may be a problem for vegetarians?

List 4 different types of cheese

There are many benefits of eating cheese. Name 2 types of protein that are found in cheese.

• Keratin

• Amylase

• Myosin

• Lipase

Why do we need calcium in our body?

What problem might arise due to a lack of calcium?

• Scurvy

• Heart disease

• Osteoporosis