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FOOD MICROBIOLOGY MCQs

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Question 11. In which organ system of the human body would a doctor most likely find a parasite?
  1.    skeletal system
  2.    digestive system
  3.    muscular system
  4.    nervous system
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> digestive system
Question 12. Which most likely spreads diseases such as rabies or Lyme disease?
  1.    contact with an infected animal
  2.    contact with an infected human
  3.    ingesting contaminated food
  4.    breathing contaminated air
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> contact with an infected animal
Question 13. What do you call an organism that causes diseases
  1.    toxin
  2.    pathogen
  3.    microscopic
  4.    protozoa
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> pathogen
Question 14. Which aspect of modern life could most likely cause an epidemic to turn into a pandemic?
  1.    vaccination
  2.    communication
  3.    transportation
  4.    sanitation
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> transportation
Question 15. Which is a distinction between an epidemic and a pandemic?
  1.    the symptoms of the disease
  2.    the geographical area affected
  3.    the species infected
  4.    the season when the disease spreads
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> the geographical area affected
Question 16. Which domain of bacteria can survive harsh climates?
  1.    Archaebacteria
  2.    Eubacteria
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Archaebacteria
Question 17. Scientific study of crime scene evidence
  1.    bacteria
  2.    cloning
  3.    protein
  4.    forensics
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> forensics
Question 18. Why are viruses considered to be nonliving organisms?
  1.    They do not have genetic information.
  2.    They are not able to move on their own.
  3.    They do not interact with their environment.
  4.    They are not able to reproduce without a host cell.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> They are not able to reproduce without a host cell.
Question 19. ____ is a poison produced by disease-causing organisms
  1.    antigen
  2.    pathogen
  3.    toxin
  4.    microorganism
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> toxin
Question 20. Viruses not included in phylogenetic trees for which of the following reasons?
  1.    It is too difficult to observe their characteristics.
  2.    They lack a nucleus.
  3.    They are acellular and nonliving.
  4.    They do not have any genes, which prevents genetic analysis.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> They are acellular and nonliving.

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