EXAM 2

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Meat, poultry and eggs

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Seafood, produce and everything else

Question 3

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

Answer 3

True

Question 4

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

Answer 4

To break down complex carbohydrates and preserve nutrients

Question 5

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

Answer 5

False

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Corn, soybeans, and sugar beets

Question 7

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

Answer 7

False

Question 8

What are the six classes of wheat?

Answer 8

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

Question 9

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

Answer 9

True

Question 10

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

Answer 10

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

Question 11

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

Answer 11

False

Question 12

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

Answer 12

False

Question 13

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

Answer 13

True

Question 14

List 3 examples of polysaccharides.

Answer 14

Starch, glycogen, cellulose

Question 15

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

Answer 15

True

Question 16

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

Answer 16

False

Question 17

What is polyunsaturated fat?

Answer 17

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

Question 18

What are the 3 different methods of pasteurization?

Answer 18

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)

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Vitamin B and Vitamin C

Question 20

What are the 2 main scientific approaches?

Answer 20

Hypothesis Driven Science and Discovery Science

Question 21

What is cross-contamination?

Answer 21

Bacteria transferred from one source to another

Question 22

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

Answer 22

False

Question 23

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

Answer 23

False

Question 24

1 bushel of soybeans produces _____ gallons of biodiesel.

Answer 24

1.5 gallons

Question 25

Top three rice producers by country are:

Answer 25

China, India and Indonesia

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Indica, Japonica, Aromatic, Glutinous

Question 27

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

Answer 27

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

Question 28

_____ and ____ are examples of cereal grains.

Answer 28

Wheat and rice — remaining are corn, oats and barley

Question 29

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

Answer 29

9.3%

Question 30

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

Answer 30

True

Question 31

How many pounds are in 1 bushel of soybeans?

Answer 31

60 pounds

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Nebraska, Minnesota

Question 33

List 3 sources of the literature research.

Answer 33

Primary, Secondary, Tertiary

Question 34

The top 3 rice producing states in the US are:

Answer 34

Arkansas, California, and Louisiana

Question 35

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

Answer 35

Corn, wheat and rice

Question 36

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

Answer 36

Discovery describes and hypothesis-driven explains nature

Question 37

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

Answer 37

Kansas

Question 38

The top two cotton producers globally are:

Answer 38

India and China

Question 39

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

Answer 39

True

Question 40

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

Answer 40

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

Question 41

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

Answer 41

False

Question 42

What are the top three ag counties in California?

Answer 42

Tulare, Kern and Fresno

Question 43

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

Answer 43

Create new hypothesis

Question 44

What are the areas of concern for food recalls?

Answer 44

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