Food Science Iowa CDE test bank Set 8

In some food processing plants, ____ peeling is used to remove skins from soft fruit and vegetables such as tomatoes.

• hand

• machine

• boiled

• caustic

A successful pollution prevention program requires frequent ____ to keep employees focused and careful.

• cleaning

• retraining

• expensive

• reprimanding

____ serves as a universal solvent.

• water

• soap

• bleach

• odor

____ are the tiniest, and probably the simplest form of life.

• viruses

• parasites

• fungi

• bacteria

Molds and yeast are classified as ____.

• viruses

• parasites

• fungi

• bacteria

____ organisms tolerate low temperatures and can grow under refrigeration.

• psychrophilic

• mesophilic

• psychrotrophic

• thermotrophic

Most pathogenic bacteria are classified as ____.

• psychrrotrophic

• thermotrophic

• psychrophilic

• mesophilic

A rule-of-thumb for the numbers of organisms required to produce toxins or to produce desired or undesired flavors is one million per ____.

• ounce

• kilogram

• gram

• pound

Water comprises approximately ____ percent of cleaning and sanitizing solutions.

• 80 to 89

• 95 to 99

• 90 to 95

• 75 to 85

Which agency registers chemical sanitizers and antimicrobial agents for use on food and food product contact surfaces?

• EPA

• FDA

• USDA

• HACCP