MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
● A - Acidity. Answer: Pathogens grow best in foods with low acidity;
ingredients
like lemon or tomato can make the food too acidic for rapid
growth of pathogens.
● T - Temperature. Answer: Pathogens grow rapidly between 70-125
degrees
● T - Time. Answer: Pathogens need time to grow. A single bacterium
can
multiply to over 1,000,000,000 bacteria in 10 hours.
● O - Oxygen. Answer: Some pathogens need oxygen.
● M - Moisture. Answer: Pathogens need moisture to grow.
● Temperature Danger Zone. Answer: When bacteria can grow.
Temperatures between 41°F and 135°F