Question 1

Which of the following is produced by fermentation?

Accepted Answer

A)  beef jerky 
B)  pasteurized milk 
C)  pepperoni 
D)  mozzarella cheese 
E)  pepperoni and mozzarella cheese 
A)  beef jerky 
B)  pasteurized milk 
C)  pepperoni 
D)  mozzarella cheese 
E)  pepperoni and mozzarella cheese

Question 2

Water contamination refers only to the presence of excess or non-endemic microbes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Food contaminated with ________ may contain a potent neurotoxin.

Accepted Answer

A)  Salmonella spp. 
B)  Shigella spp. 
C)  Clostridium botulinum 
D)  Escherichia coli 
E)  Listeria monocytogenes 
A)  Salmonella spp. 
B)  Shigella spp. 
C)  Clostridium botulinum 
D)  Escherichia coli 
E)  Listeria monocytogenes

Question 4

Most microbes need an environment that has a water activity of at least 0.90.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Secondary metabolites are often useful, and are obtained by

Accepted Answer

A)  harvesting a culture during log phase. 
B)  allowing a culture to enter stationary phase. 
C)  growing a culture at sub-optimal temperature. 
D)  adding chemicals that alter metabolic pathways. 
E)  using continuous flow culturing. 
A)  harvesting a culture during log phase. 
B)  allowing a culture to enter stationary phase. 
C)  growing a culture at sub-optimal temperature. 
D)  adding chemicals that alter metabolic pathways. 
E)  using continuous flow culturing.

Question 6

Which of the following microorganisms associated with food poisoning thrives in cold storage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Salmonella spp. 
B)  Shigella spp. 
C)  Clostridium botulinum 
D)  Escherichia coli 
E)  Listeria monocytogenes 
A)  Salmonella spp. 
B)  Shigella spp. 
C)  Clostridium botulinum 
D)  Escherichia coli 
E)  Listeria monocytogenes

Question 7

The enzyme (amylase/hyaluronidase/lipase) can be used in injected medications to enhance their rate of absorbance.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The enzyme (amylase/hyaluronidase/lipase) can be used in...

Question 8

Which of the following items that are commonly added during food preparation can be considered a preservative?

Accepted Answer

A)  apple juice 
B)  meat broth 
C)  garlic 
D)  yeast 
E)  whey 
A)  apple juice 
B)  meat broth 
C)  garlic 
D)  yeast 
E)  whey

Question 9

Use of genetically modified crop plants may be crucial to feeding the world's growing population. Discuss this statement with regard to BT toxin production in modified crop plants.

Accepted Answer

Crop plants producing Bt toxin require t

Question 10

Reducing the water content of food is a highly effective way of reducing food spoilage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is a waterborne pathogen that causes severe diarrhea?

Accepted Answer

A)  Entamoeba histolytica 
B)  Naegleria fowleri 
C)  Campylobacter jejuni 
D)  Toxoplasma gondii 
E)  Gonyaulax species 
A)  Entamoeba histolytica 
B)  Naegleria fowleri 
C)  Campylobacter jejuni 
D)  Toxoplasma gondii 
E)  Gonyaulax species

Question 12

Before the discovery of microbes humans had been preserving meat in a variety of ways. Discuss how these methods might have been discovered.

Accepted Answer

Many answers are possible.The following

Question 13

Which of the following is a lactic acid bacterium used in the production of food?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aspergillus oryzae 
B)  Gluconobacter 
C)  Leuconostoc 
D)  Penicillium 
E)  Saccharomyces cerevisiae 
A)  Aspergillus oryzae 
B)  Gluconobacter 
C)  Leuconostoc 
D)  Penicillium 
E)  Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Which of the following is produced by fermentation?

Water contamination refers only to the presence of excess or non-endemic microbes.

Food contaminated with ________ may contain a potent neurotoxin.

Most microbes need an environment that has a water activity of at least 0.90.

Secondary metabolites are often useful, and are obtained by

Which of the following microorganisms associated with food poisoning thrives in cold storage?

The enzyme (amylase/hyaluronidase/lipase) can be used in injected medications to enhance their rate of absorbance.

Which of the following items that are commonly added during food preparation can be considered a preservative?

Use of genetically modified crop plants may be crucial to feeding the world's growing population. Discuss this statement with regard to BT toxin production in modified crop plants.

Reducing the water content of food is a highly effective way of reducing food spoilage.

Which of the following is a waterborne pathogen that causes severe diarrhea?

Before the discovery of microbes humans had been preserving meat in a variety of ways. Discuss how these methods might have been discovered.

Which of the following is a lactic acid bacterium used in the production of food?

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Exam 25: Applied and Industrial Microbiology

Which of the following is produced by fermentation?

Water contamination refers only to the presence of excess or non-endemic microbes.

Food contaminated with ________ may contain a potent neurotoxin.

Most microbes need an environment that has a water activity of at least 0.90.

Secondary metabolites are often useful, and are obtained by

Which of the following microorganisms associated with food poisoning thrives in cold storage?

The enzyme (amylase/hyaluronidase/lipase) can be used in injected medications to enhance their rate of absorbance.

Which of the following items that are commonly added during food preparation can be considered a preservative?

Use of genetically modified crop plants may be crucial to feeding the world's growing population. Discuss this statement with regard to BT toxin production in modified crop plants.

Reducing the water content of food is a highly effective way of reducing food spoilage.

Which of the following is a waterborne pathogen that causes severe diarrhea?

Before the discovery of microbes humans had been preserving meat in a variety of ways. Discuss how these methods might have been discovered.

Which of the following is a lactic acid bacterium used in the production of food?

A Brief History of Microbiology

The Chemistry of Microbiology

Cell Structure and Function

Microscopy, Staining, and Classification

Microbial Metabolism

Microbial Nutrition and Growth

Microbial Genetics

Recombinant DNA Technology

Controlling Microbial Growth in the Environment

Controlling Microbial Growth in the Body: Antimicrobial Drugs

Characterizing and Classifying Prokaryotes

Characterizing and Classifying Eukaryotes

Characterizing and Classifying Viruses, Viroids, and Prions

Infection, Infectious Diseases, and Epidemiology

Innate Immunity

Adaptive Immunity

Immunization and Immune Testing

Immune Disorders

Microbial Diseases of the Skin and Wounds

Microbial Diseases of the Nervous System and Eyes

Microbial Cardiovascular and Systemic Diseases

Microbial Diseases of the Respiratory System

Microbial Diseases of the Digestive System

Microbial Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Systems

Microbial Ecology and Microbiomes

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