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Biotechnology in yeast-based products

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the scientific name of yeast?

a)

Chlamydia trachomatis

b)

Penicillium

c)

Helicobacter pylori

d)

Saccharomyces cerevisae

2.
What are the by-products of alcoholic fermentation?
a)
Alcohol and carbon dioxide
b)
Water and carbon dioxide
c)
Lactic acid and carbon dioxide
d)
Alcohol only
3.

What type of food source do the yeast used for alcoholic fermentation?

a)

Starch or Sugars (such as glucose)

b)

Proteins

c)

Fats

d)

Fibre

4.
When beer is brewed, which ingredient is responsible for the fermentation of alcohol?
a)
Malt extract
b)
Wheat grains
c)
Yeast
d)
Hops
5.

Which of the following is NOT the basic steps of brewing process?

a)

Malting

b)

Mashing

c)

Lautering

d)

Packaging

6.

Malting of beer is...

a)

Germinating the grains through steeping and kilning

b)

Addition of hops heat

c)

Addition of yeast

d)

Rehydrating the dry and crushed grains

7.

"Different strains of yeasts have different effects on the final flavor of the beer".

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The aim of steeping technique is...

a)

To prevent carbohydrate loss

b)

To precipitate proteins

c)

To release degradative enzymes

9.

What effect do you think ethanol concentrations above 20% have on the enzymes in yeast?

a)

Enzymes denatured

b)

Enzymes activated

c)

Enzymatic reaction increases

d)

Nothing happens

10.

Which one is NOT the malting factors?

a)

quality of grains

b)

quality of seeds

c)

quality of yeasts

d)

Humidity

11.

What compound that creates the airy texture of a bread?

a)

Ethanol

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Glucose

12.

Wort is...

a)

Buttery taste in beer

b)

Crushed malted grains

c)

Sweet liquid from the mash process