Bacteria

Question 1

What type of food does bacteria prefer to grow in

Answer 1

Foods high in protein,vitamins and minerals

Question 2

What foods are high in protein vitamins and minerals?

Answer 2

Chicken,fish,milk,beef,pork,cheese and cream

Question 3

Bacteria needs another thing to grow

Answer 3

Moisture

Question 4

Where can bacteria not grow?

Answer 4

Dry foods

Question 5

Once dry food is reconstituted (water is added)

Answer 5

It becomes an ideal breeding ground for bacteria

Question 6

Examples of food that are reconstituted

Answer 6

Custard powder,packet soup,pot noodle,rice,pasta,couscous

Question 7

What do bacteria like?

Answer 7

Bacteria like to be warm-they multiply most rapidly in warm conditions.

Question 8

What happens to bacteria in -18 degrees

Answer 8

Bacteria are dormant in the freezer (still alive)

Question 9

What happens to bacteria at 1-4 degrees

Answer 9

Bacteria multiply slowly in the fridge

Question 10

What happens to bacteria in 5-63 degrees

Answer 10

DANGER ZONE!!!!
Bacteria multiply rapidly between 5-63 degrees

Question 11

What happens to bacteria between 64-100 degrees

Answer 11

Bacteria are destroyed between 64-100 degrees

Question 12

What does dormant mean?

Answer 12

Dormant means inactive. The bacteria are alive, but not actively growing or multiplying.

Question 13

What is also essential along with food,moisture and warmth

Answer 13

Time

Question 14

What happens to bacteria in 20 minutes

Answer 14

Each bacterium can divide into two once every twenty minutes in ideal conditions.