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WorksheetsFood Spoilage and Contamination
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
Identify three micro-organisms responsible for contamination of food
Bacteria, yeast, moulds,
Yeast, fungi, bacteria
Mould, yeast,fungi
Bacteria in general needs four things to grow they are?
water, heat, air, soil
water, air, warmth, moisture
warmth, time, moisture, food
warmth, air, time, light
Natural decay and action of microorganisms.
Ripening is an example of natural decay.
True
False
Enzymes cause which types of food to ripen?
Meat and fish
Fruit and vegetables
Poultry and cheese
Vegetables and pastries
Which micro-organism is used to make bread?
Mould
Enzyme
Bacteria
Yeast
High-risk foods allow harmful micro-organisms to grow and multiply because they:
Contain a lot of moisture and protein
Contain a lot of sugar
Contain a lot of preservatives
Contain a lot of air
When micro-organisms come into contact with food and make it unsafe to eat, the food is said to be:
Conserved
Contaminated
Concentrated
Condensed
Food can spoil. How can you determine the food was spoiled?
when the food was in the garbage bin
Have bad smell ,the color and the texture changed
have dark color and moist
when the food stored in the fridge more than 1 week.
Which one factor can you see on the spoiled bread?
mold on the surface of the bread
sour taste
the color turned to greenish
smell like fish
Name two factors that contribute to food spoilage?
Decay and deteriorate
Decay and Microorganism
Yeast and moulds
steam and heat
Which of these is an example of enzymatic actions?
Banana turning brown
cake getting brown
bread when toast
inside of a chocolate cake
Which food will spoil the slowest
dried beans
milk
butter
eggs
Which of these could be signs of food spoilage?
Mould growth on fruits
Loaf of bread that have hardened over time
Over ripen fruit
All of the above
It is the transfer of bacteria or other microorganisms from one substance to another.
Cross Contamination
Food Poisoning
Foodborne Illness
Adding contaminated foods to non-contaminated foods
Equipment to food contamination
Food to food contamination
People to food contamination
Bacteria on surfaces like countertops, utensils and cutting boards can contaminate the food
Equipment to food contamination
Food to food contamination
People to food contamination
Happens when a food becomes contaminated by some kind of chemical substance.
Physical contamination
Microbial contamination
Chemical contamination
Happens when a food has been contaminated by microorganisms.
Physical contamination
Microbial contamination
Chemical contamination
Happens when food has been contaminated by a foreign object.
Physical contamination
Allergenic contamination
Chemical contamination
Occurs when a food that causes an allergic reaction comes into contact with another food.
Physical contamination
Allergenic contamination
Chemical contamination
Transfers of bacteria from our body or clothes to food during many steps of food preparation.
Equipment to food contamination
People to food contamination
Food to food contamination
