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FOOD MICROBIOLOGY MCQs

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Question 31. Which are the three currently accepted domains?
  1.    Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya
  2.    Archaea, Prokaryota, and Eukaryota
  3.    Bacteria, Prokaryota, and Eukarya
  4.    Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya
Question 32. Which of the following is not true about the process of fermentation?
  1.    It can help preserve foods, preventing spoilage.
  2.    It converts sugars to organic acids, alcohols, and/or gases such as carbon dioxide.
  3.    It is carried out exclusively by unicellular eukaryotes such as yeast.
  4.    It is used to make foods such as cheese and bread.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> It is carried out exclusively by unicellular eukaryotes such as yeast.
Question 33. Which is true regarding bacterial and viral infections?
  1.    Bacterial infections are treated with antibiotics, while viral infections can be prevented through use of vaccines.
  2.    Viral infections are treated with vaccines, while bacterial infections are prevented through use of antibiotics.
  3.    Viral infections are treated with antibiotics, while bacterial infections are treated with vaccines.
  4.    Both viral infections and bacterial infections are treated with vaccines.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Bacterial infections are treated with antibiotics, while viral infections can be prevented through use of vaccines.
Question 34. Which bacteria lives in the human intestines and breaks down food into simpler substances?
  1.    lactobacilli
  2.    E.Coli
  3.    salmonella
  4.    Ebola
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> E.Coli
Question 35. Making a genetically identical copy of DNA or of an organism
  1.    DNA
  2.    cell
  3.    cloning
  4.    protein
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> cloning
Question 36. The use of living organisms to detoxify and restore polluted and degraded (broken down) ecosystems
  1.    bioremediation
  2.    bacteria
  3.    penicillin
  4.    protein
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> bioremediation
Question 37. An organism in the earliest stage of development
  1.    DNA
  2.    cell
  3.    embryo
  4.    bacteria
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> embryo
Question 38. A member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms lacking organelles and an organized nucleus; can cause disease
  1.    protein
  2.    embryo
  3.    bacteria
  4.    cell
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> bacteria
Question 39. The process of selecting a few organisms with desired traits to serve as parents of the next generation
  1.    cloning
  2.    penicillin
  3.    bacteria
  4.    selective breeding
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> selective breeding
Question 40. Using living organisms in a useful way to produce commercial products like pest resistant crops
  1.    protein
  2.    bioremediation
  3.    forensics
  4.    biotechnology
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> biotechnology

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