Exam 13: How Safe Is Our Food Supply

This graph shows pesticide contents found among samples of domestically-produced food versus imported food. Review the graph, and then select that statement that is FALSE.

Organically-grown produce is nutritionally superior to conventionally grown produce.

The incidence of _____ infection is higher during the summer months when warm water favors its growth.

________ is the leading cause of acute bacterial diarrhea in developed countries.

Avoiding products made with unpasteurized milk will reduce the risk of Campylobacter jejuni and Listeria infection.

Explain how contaminants move through the food chain into our foods, as illustrated by this graphic. Answer the following in your response: where do industrial pollutants and agricultural chemicals generally enter the food supply? Why are fat-soluble contaminants so harmful to us? What is bioaccumulation? How does it occur?

Which of the following statements regarding the control of microbial growth is FALSE?

A _______ is an organism that lives at the expense of another.

Which of the following statements regarding Salmonella is FALSE?

Based on what you know about organic farming, should you start purchasing more organically grown produce?

Young children are at greater risk for risk of food borne illness because their immune systems are immature.

Although there are key foods commonly linked with certain bacterial contamination, more and more different types of foods are becoming contaminated.

It is very easy to identify foods that have been genetically modified.

Lead absorption is decreased by the presence of ________ in the body.

Explain how biotechnology can be used to address world hunger and malnutrition.

The majority of food borne illnesses occur from consuming food that is contaminated by

Bacteria, viruses, and fungi are examples of microbes.

Which of the following statements is true about food irradiation?

Which of the following bacteria is most likely growing in a bulging can of green beans?

What is the Fight Bac! campaign?