Statistics for Microbiology Quiz #9

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Though which process does mould degrade food?	Hydrolysis	100%
Growth factors related to the food itself	Intrinsic	67%
Kills pathogens and spoilage organisms, used for milk and other dairy products	Pasteurization	67%
What year was food poisoning discovered?	900	33%
Growth factors related to the environment where food stored	Extrinsic	33%
Microorganisms can produce a desired food product through this metabolic process (e.g Alcohol and Bread).	Fermentation	33%
Live microorganisms, which when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit to the host	Probiotic	33%
Microbes which grow optimally above 45C	Thermophile	33%
Microbes which grow optimally from 20-40C	Mesophile	0%
Use of shrink wrap and vacuum technologies to package food in controlled atmospheres	Modified atmosphere packaging/MAP	0%
Disease causing microorganisms which can cause illness	Pathogenic	0%
Microbes which grow from 1-20C	Psychrophile	0%
Microbes which can grow below 4C but generally prefer warmer temperatures	Psychrotrophic	0%
Proteolysis and anaerobic breakdown of proteins; foul smelling amine compounds	Putrefaction	0%
Use of ionizing radiation (gamma radiation) to extend shelf life or sterilize meat, seafoods, fruits, and vegetables	Radappertization	0%
Microorganisms which cause a food to smell, taste and/or look unacceptable	Spoilage	0%