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1
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What are the food products that are being monitored by the USDA?

A

Meat, poultry and eggs

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What are the food products that are being monitored by the FDA?

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Seafood, produce and everything else

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True or False: Drying or dehydration is a food processing method that involves removing the moisture content from food.

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True

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What is the primary purpose of the fermentation process of silage production?

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To break down complex carbohydrates and preserve nutrients

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True or False: Giardia is a foodborne illness that can be caused by bacteria.

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False

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Name 3 crops that are being utilized as sources of renewable fuel or biodiesel.

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Corn, soybeans, and sugar beets

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True or False: Listeria and E.coli are examples of foodborne illnesses caused by viruses.

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False

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What are the six classes of wheat?

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Hard red winter wheat, hard red spring, hard white wheat, soft red winter wheat, soft white wheat, durum wheat

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True or False: Listeria is a type of bacteria found in soil, water and some animals.

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True

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Why do we need to process our food (list 3)?

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To kill harmful microorganisms, extend the shelf life of the product, enhance its safety, improve overall quality to make it consumable

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True or False: Hepatitis A is a parasite that primarily affects the liver.

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False

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True or False: Fructose is an example of a disaccharide.

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False

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True or False: Lactose is an example of a disaccharide.

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True

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List 3 examples of polysaccharides.

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Starch, glycogen, cellulose

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True or False: 40% of US corn is used for ethanol production as mandated by the government.

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True

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True or False: Monounsaturated is a fatty acid with more than one double bond.

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False

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17
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What is polyunsaturated fat?

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Polyunsaturated is a fatty acid with more than one double bond (fish, flaxseeds, chia seeds and walnuts)

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What are the 3 different methods of pasteurization?

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High temperature short time (HTST) (160-167 degrees Fahrenheit), low-temperature long time (LTLT) (145-149 degrees Fahrenheit), ultra-high temperature (UHT) (270 degrees Fahrenheit)

19
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Vitamin …. And Vitamin … are examples of water-soluble vitamins.

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Vitamin B and Vitamin C

20
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What are the 2 main scientific approaches?

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Hypothesis Driven Science and Discovery Science

21
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What is cross-contamination?

A

Bacteria transferred from one source to another

22
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True or False: Vitamin D is an example of a water-soluble vitamin.

A

False

23
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True or False: Discovery science is mostly about explaining nature.

A

False

24
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1 bushel of soybeans produces _____ gallons of biodiesel.

A

1.5 gallons

25
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Top three rice producers by country are:

A

China, India and Indonesia

26
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What are the four major types of rice that are produced worldwide?

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Indica, Japonica, Aromatic, Glutinous

27
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The scientific method approach is best described by which of the following in the correct order?

A

Observation, question, library research, hypothesis, experiment, analysis

28
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_____ and ____ are examples of cereal grains.

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Wheat and rice — remaining are corn, oats and barley

29
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Approximately what percentage of US dent corn is used for ethanol?

A

9.3%

30
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True or False: Soybean has no cholesterol and is low in saturated fat.

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True

31
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How many pounds are in 1 bushel of soybeans?

A

60 pounds

32
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What are the top 5 corn-producing states in the US?

A

Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Nebraska, Minnesota

33
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List 3 sources of the literature research.

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Primary, Secondary, Tertiary

34
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The top 3 rice producing states in the US are:

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Arkansas, California, and Louisiana

35
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What are the 3 major crops that feed most of the world?

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Corn, wheat and rice

36
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What is the difference between discovery science and hypothesis-driven science?

A

Discovery describes and hypothesis-driven explains nature

37
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The state of ____ is the largest wheat producer in the United States.

A

Kansas

38
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The top two cotton producers globally are:

A

India and China

39
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True or False: Texas is the largest cotton producer in the US.

A

True

40
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What are the most popular dry beans (U.S. per capita use)?

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Pinto, Navy, Great Northern, Red Kidney, Black Beans

41
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True or False: Sugar beets contain 12-14% sucrose.

A

False

42
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What are the top three ag counties in California?

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Tulare, Kern and Fresno

43
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Use the following figure to answer this question: Assume your results reject your initial hypothesis as indicated. What will you do next?

A

Create new hypothesis

44
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What are the areas of concern for food recalls?

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Discovery of organism that could potentially cause sickness on consumers, discovery of a potential allergen, mislabeling or misbranding of food, foreign substance, produced in unsanitary conditions

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