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FOOD MICROBIOLOGY MCQs

Total Questions : 45 | Page 1 of 5 pages
Question 1. Low temperature reduces the
  1.    activity of microorganisms by reducing the chemical reaction and action of enzymes.
  2.    cheapest form of radiation for food preservation.
  3.    concentrations of an antibiotic, thus resistant strains finally develop.
  4.    hazard is reported and possible control measures are identified.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> activity of microorganisms by reducing the chemical reaction and action of enzymes.
Question 2. The overuse of antibiotics has most likely resulted in the development of resistant strains of which organisms?
  1.    bacteria
  2.    fungi
  3.    protozoa
  4.    viruses
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> bacteria
Question 3. Bacterial infections are treated with ___
  1.    vaccines
  2.    antibiotics
  3.    antivirals
  4.    antifungals
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> antibiotics
Question 4. Mushrooms are a type of what?
  1.    bacteria
  2.    virus
  3.    protozoa
  4.    fungi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> fungi
Question 5. Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology is used primarily as which of the following?
  1.    a guide to bacterial shapes
  2.    a list and characterization of all known medically relevant microbes
  3.    a reference for bacterial classification
  4.    a historical account of changes in classification techniques
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Answer: Option C. -> a reference for bacterial classification
Question 6. Chitin cell walls are characteristic of which taxonomic group?
  1.    archaea
  2.    algae
  3.    fungi
  4.    bacteria
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> fungi
Question 7. Pickled cucumber is made from fermented salt stock pickles
  1.    True
  2.    False
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> False
Question 8. ____ is the study of how antibodies are released in response to a pathogen
  1.    pathology
  2.    immunology
  3.    vaccinology
  4.    parasitology
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> immunology
Question 9. The cytoplasmic extensions used by some protists to move are called ________
  1.    cilia
  2.    flagellum
  3.    spores
  4.    pseudopodia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> pseudopodia
Question 10. Which vector could lead to a malaria epidemic?
  1.    mosquitoes
  2.    bats
  3.    flies
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> mosquitoes

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