Food Science: Science Exam with
Accurate Answers
Introducing Food Science - ✔✔The textbook used for this course is called ...
3,000 - ✔✔The latest statistics from the CDC (and based on reports published in Emerging
Infectious Diseases) indicate that the annual number of deaths caused by food poisoning in the
U.S. is approximately ...
calories - ✔✔Good nutrition involves getting proper nutrients without consuming too many ...
Replacing fats in food has no effect on taste or texture of food. - ✔✔With regards to reducing
fat intake as a way to reduce calories, which of the following statements is false?
1. Scientists have developed some fake fats.
2. Selecting lower fat versions of some foods is possible.
3. Eliminating fats from the diet is unhealthy.
4. Replacing fats in food has no effect on taste or texture of food.
5. Substituting carbohydrates or protein for fat may reduce calories.
True - ✔✔(T/F): Expiration dates are set based on quality factors (not safety) and are useless if
products are not properly handled and stored.
preservatives - ✔✔Food ingredients that slow spoilage and prevent food-borne illnesses are
called ...
guaranteed to be more nutritious than non-organic foods - ✔✔Which of the following is not a
characteristic associated with organic food products?
, 1. may often cost more
2. may have a shorter shelf life
3. may be desired by many consumers
4. may be less safe than products grown with pesticides
5. guaranteed to be more nutritious than non-organic foods
cancer - ✔✔Which of the following is not an example of a deficiency disease?
1. scurvy
2. cancer
3. osteoporosis
4. anemia
5. night blindness
Staphylococcus aureus - ✔✔Which of the following microorganisms is associated with causing a
food intoxication?
Clostridium botulinum - ✔✔Which of the following is a pathogenic microorganism that
produces a one of the most toxic proteins known to humans and one that is surprisingly easy to
inactivate by very thorough heating?
true - ✔✔(T/F): Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, and Giardia are examples of parasites that may
be transmitted to humans by consuming contaminated water or foods that were irrigated by
contaminated water.
False - ✔✔(T/F): Nutrition is by far the most universally important reason that all people use for
choosing the foods they eat and has a major role in every decision consumers make when it is
mealtime.
Accurate Answers
Introducing Food Science - ✔✔The textbook used for this course is called ...
3,000 - ✔✔The latest statistics from the CDC (and based on reports published in Emerging
Infectious Diseases) indicate that the annual number of deaths caused by food poisoning in the
U.S. is approximately ...
calories - ✔✔Good nutrition involves getting proper nutrients without consuming too many ...
Replacing fats in food has no effect on taste or texture of food. - ✔✔With regards to reducing
fat intake as a way to reduce calories, which of the following statements is false?
1. Scientists have developed some fake fats.
2. Selecting lower fat versions of some foods is possible.
3. Eliminating fats from the diet is unhealthy.
4. Replacing fats in food has no effect on taste or texture of food.
5. Substituting carbohydrates or protein for fat may reduce calories.
True - ✔✔(T/F): Expiration dates are set based on quality factors (not safety) and are useless if
products are not properly handled and stored.
preservatives - ✔✔Food ingredients that slow spoilage and prevent food-borne illnesses are
called ...
guaranteed to be more nutritious than non-organic foods - ✔✔Which of the following is not a
characteristic associated with organic food products?
, 1. may often cost more
2. may have a shorter shelf life
3. may be desired by many consumers
4. may be less safe than products grown with pesticides
5. guaranteed to be more nutritious than non-organic foods
cancer - ✔✔Which of the following is not an example of a deficiency disease?
1. scurvy
2. cancer
3. osteoporosis
4. anemia
5. night blindness
Staphylococcus aureus - ✔✔Which of the following microorganisms is associated with causing a
food intoxication?
Clostridium botulinum - ✔✔Which of the following is a pathogenic microorganism that
produces a one of the most toxic proteins known to humans and one that is surprisingly easy to
inactivate by very thorough heating?
true - ✔✔(T/F): Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, and Giardia are examples of parasites that may
be transmitted to humans by consuming contaminated water or foods that were irrigated by
contaminated water.
False - ✔✔(T/F): Nutrition is by far the most universally important reason that all people use for
choosing the foods they eat and has a major role in every decision consumers make when it is
mealtime.
