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Ch. 1 Food Science: An Old but New Subject

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Ways of preserving foods for longer periods of use.
a)
Food Science
b)
Nutrition
c)
Food Processing
d)
Adulteration
2.

What is the definition of food science?

a)

The study of the nature of food, the causes of deterioration, the principles underlying food processing, and the improvement of foods for the consuming public.

b)

The chemistry of food products.

c)

The study of producing, processing, marketing, and distributing agricultural food products.

d)

The biological component of our food system.

3.

the food contains at least 95 percent organic products, not including water and salt.

a)

farm to the table

b)

hydroponic crops

c)

organic

d)

nutrition

4.

Protection of food products from intentional adulteration by biological, chemical, physical, or radioactive agents.

a)

food security

b)

food defense

c)

food science

d)

adulteration

5.

Path of food from the growth of raw product, through processing, preparation, and presentation to the final consumer

a)

farm to the table

b)

hydroponic crops

c)

food processing

d)

nutrition

6.

Grown with their roots suspended in liquid nutrient solution

a)

food analogs

b)

food security

c)

nutrition

d)

hydroponic crops

7.

The study of the components of food and how they are used by the body to sustain life and health.

a)

nutrition

b)

food science

c)

adulteration

d)

food processing

8.

Professionals trained to know and research the biology and chemistry of foods and the processes used to improve and preserve them.

a)

scientists

b)

food security personnel

c)

food scientists

d)

food analogs

9.

natural or manufactured substances that are used in place of foods or food components.

a)

cryogenic liquids

b)

hydroponic crops

c)

farm to the table

d)

food analogs

10.

substances that are in liquid form at extremely low temperatures.

a)

cryogenic liquids

b)

food analogs

c)

hydroponic crops

d)

organic

11.

access to nutritionally adequate and safe food

a)

food defense

b)

food security

c)

adulteration

d)

food science

12.

any deliberate change in food occurring between its point of origin and its availability for consumption

a)

food processing

b)

adulteration

c)

food analogs

d)

food defense

13.

a lowering of the quality and safety of a product by adding inferior or toxic ingredients

a)

food processing

b)

adulteration

c)

food analogs

d)

food defense

14.

_____________________ is the study of the nature of food, causes of deterioration, the principles underlying food processing, and the improvement of foods for the consuming public.

a)

food science

b)

nutrition

c)

organic

d)

food processing

15.

Milk being watered down, or having chalk, starch, or borax added to it, is an example of ________________.

a)

nutrition

b)

adulteration

c)

organic

d)

food science

16.

True or False:

Both the FDA and the USDA share the responsibility of food labeling.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

FDA stands for

a)

Food and Drug Administration

b)

Food and Diet Association

c)

Food and Drink Administration

d)

Food and Dirt Administration

18.

USDA stands for

a)

U.S. Department of Agriculture

b)

U.S. Department of Animals

c)

U.S. Defense for Animals

d)

U.S. Defense of America

19.

Vinegar being diluted with sulfuric acid is an example of which type of food?

a)

Adulterated

b)

Analog

c)

Hydroponic

d)

Synthetic

20.

Who was the head chemist of the United States Department of Agriculture who helped develop the food and drug laws?

a)

George W. Carver

b)

Jacques Lavoisier

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Harvey Wiley