Ch 24 Food Science: Research: Developing new food products

Match the following steps for designing food science experiments to the correct order in the sequence.

• Step three

• gathering information

• Step one

• designing the experiment procedure

• Step four

• Stating the problem

• Step two

• Forming a hypothesis or research question

Match the following steps for designing food science experiments to the correct order in the sequence.

• Step five

• collecting data

• Step six

• sharing the data

• Step seven

• analyzing and interpreting

Which is true of research?

• Research is an organized method of examining a question, issue, or theory.

• Research can be done quickly with some attention to detail.

• Researchers should work on projects to which they have emotional ties.

• All of the above are true.

Which is an example of analytical research?

• Conducting an interview.

• Surveying opinions.

• Observing human behavior.

• Measuring the mass of a solute.

Which of the following is a good way to research preschoolers’ opinions?

• Observe the preschoolers’ facial expressions.

• Survey them by using pictures that illustrate responses.

• Survey them using a written survey.

• All of the above.

Descriptive research helps food scientists ____.

• prove new theories

• examine consumer trends

• take accurate measurements

• All of the above.

The goal of analytical research is to ____.

• determine opinion

• identify trends

• test hypotheses

• write journal articles.

Stating the problem ____.

• prompts people to consider what could be changed

• is done after research has been gathered

• is the third step in a food science experiment

• All of the above.

What did researchers discover about the effect of ethylene on plants?

• Ethylene kills all plant life.

• Ethylene speeds the maturation process.

• Ethylene prevents plants from maturing.

• Ethylene has no effect on plant life.

15. Brainstorming sessions are often used while ____.

• collecting data

• forming a hypothesis

• gathering data

• stating the problem.