2024 NUTR 131 Exam 2 (Correct 100%)

Many outbreaks of this pathogen involve improperly cooked hamburger correct answers Escherichia coli The following can be used to indicate the quality of the raw fruits that were used to make a processed food correct answers mold fragment counts This material is produced by bacteria and causes slime on foods stored in the refrigerator correct answers capsule This microorganism does not grow in food correct answers Norwalk virus (norovirus) This individual is credited with the discovery of the microscope correct answers Anton Leeuvenhoek This individual demonstrated that oxygen alone does not cause food spoilage and the changes are the result of microbial contamination and growth correct answers Louis Pasteur If you ask Dr. Rupnow to identify the one food people should not eat, he will reply: correct answers oysters in the half-shell What is the danger zone? correct answers between 40-135 F Infection from this microorganism has caused spontaneous abortions, stillbirths, or neonatal death correct answers Listeria monocytogenes Undercooked eggs should be avoided because this microorganism has been found to colonize the oviduct of chickens and can thus be found inside the egg correct answers Salmonella enteritidis The toxin from this microorganism is produced rapidly in food left at room temperature for an extended period of time. Cooking kills the organism, but doesn't destroy the toxin. What is the organism? correct answers Escherichia coli O157:H7 This pathogen is a virus correct answers Hepatitis A Certain species within this group are capable of producing very toxic substances called mycotoxins. These substances have been shown to be carcinogenic and several have hallucinogenic properties correct answers mold Pathogenic bacteria do not grow below this pH correct answers 4.6 Hamburger and other ground meats should be cooked to this internal temperature correct answers 155 F Chicken should be cooked to an internal temperature of correct answers 165 F