This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Food > Processing > Food Science – Quiz 30 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Food Science Quiz 30 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the Heat Transfer Cooking lab, the independent variables were A) The types of cooking methods. B) The amount and type of ingredients in the cake. C) The cake cooked in the regular ovens. D) The way the cake tasted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The types of cooking methods. 2. Oils have a tendency to go rancid from exposure to the air. To counter this, you should use a(n): A) Antioxidant. B) Colouring. C) Stabilizer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antioxidant. 3. What is the process by which plants make their own food? A) Photography. B) Metamorphosis. C) Photosynthesis. D) Cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photosynthesis. 4. Which of the following foods are considered potentially hazardous? A) Foods cooked to extremely high temperatures. B) Canned fruits and vegetables. C) Moist, high-protein, low-acid foods. D) Foods left in the Temperature Danger Zone less than one hour. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moist, high-protein, low-acid foods. 5. The USDA organic seal on a food product means it is certified organic and has .....% or more organic content? A) 98%. B) 95%. C) 100%. D) 70%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 95%. 6. Foam cakes do NOT contain: A) Egg yolks. B) Cream of tartar. C) Flour. D) Egg whites. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Egg yolks. 7. Carrots are in which food group? A) Vegetable group. B) Meat group. C) Fat group. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vegetable group. 8. What gas do chemical raising agents create when they are heated? A) Oxygen. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Hydrogen peroxide. D) Carbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon dioxide. 9. This refers to the size of the particles in a food product A) Chewiness. B) Graininess. C) Consistency. D) Firmness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Graininess. 10. A linear arrangement of all known forms of energy. A) Freezing. B) Electromagnetic spectrum. C) Bacteria. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electromagnetic spectrum. 11. In the Heat Transfer Cooking lab, the control was A) The types of cooking methods. B) The amount and type of ingredients in the cake. C) The cake cooked in the regular ovens. D) The way the cake tasted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cake cooked in the regular ovens. 12. A substrate is also referred to as a .....? A) Mountain. B) Solvent. C) Lock. D) Key. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lock. 13. Change occurring when new substances with different chemical and physical properties are formed. A) Inoculate. B) Melanin. C) Chemical Change. D) Incubator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chemical Change. 14. The term food scientists use to describe thickening a liquid with starch. A) Syneresis. B) Polysaccharides. C) Gelatinization. D) Cellulose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gelatinization. 15. A reduction in the risk of ..... is a benefit of eating soybeans. A) Coronary heart disease. B) Celiac disease. C) Diabetes. D) Cardiovascular disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coronary heart disease. 16. The energy that supplies the force needed for a reaction is ..... A) Explosive Energy. B) Initial Energy. C) Activation Energy. D) Starter Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Activation Energy. 17. ..... is a common process used in the food industry that involves the addition of salt, sugar, and vinegar to lengthen their shelf life. A) Canning. B) Pickling. C) Salting. D) Dehydration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pickling. 18. How does freezing foods affect bacterial growth? A) Kills bacteria. B) Allows bacteria to grow rapidly. C) Stops or slows down bacteria. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stops or slows down bacteria. 19. A large pressure canner used to commercially can food is called a ..... A) Formax. B) Retort. C) Extruder. D) Finisher. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Retort. 20. Rice classified as..... A) Fats. B) Sugars. C) Carbohydrates. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbohydrates. 21. What conditions are needed for bacteria growth? A) Warmthmoisturefood. B) Coolnessdrynessfood. C) Warmthdrynessfood. D) Coolnessmoisturefood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warmthmoisturefood. 22. How do you pickle some thing A) Dip a cucumber in acetic acid. B) Dip a cucumber in lactic acid. C) Call a cucumber a pickle. D) Pickle it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dip a cucumber in acetic acid. 23. Diabetics must monitor.....in the diet as carefully as sucrose A) Artificial sweeteners. B) Nonnutritive sweeteners. C) Nutritive sweeteners. D) All are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nutritive sweeteners. 24. The process of a food item becoming unfit for consumption due to contact with an unclean organism. A) Food contamination. B) Food microbiology. C) Food science. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Food contamination. 25. The process of piercing meat with needles or sharp blades to break up muscle fibers is called ..... A) Emulsification. B) Grinding. C) Mechanical tenderization. D) Tumbling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mechanical tenderization. 26. What method of food preserving deprives microorganisms of moisture? A) Drying. B) Canning. C) Freezing. D) Pickling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drying. 27. If a particular .....is missing from the diet, it can affect the growth and proper functioning of the body. A) Food. B) Roughage. C) Water. D) Nutrient. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nutrient. 28. Heat sensitive products such as milk, eggs, and protein powders are usually dried using ..... drying to reduce nonenzymatic browning and carmelization of the finishedproduct. A) Spray. B) Drum. C) Tray. D) Belt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spray. 29. ..... ovens work by making the molecules in the food vibrate. This vibration is what causes the heat. A) Convection. B) Convectional. C) Microwave. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Microwave. 30. Three categories of microbes can have positive uses in food are..... A) Bacteria, yeast, mold. B) Mycelium, hyphae, spores. C) Bacteria, viruses, hyphae. D) Yeast, viruses, mycelium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bacteria, yeast, mold. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesFood QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesFood Science Quiz 1Food Science Quiz 2Food Science Quiz 3Food Science Quiz 4Food Science Quiz 5Food Science Quiz 6Food Science Quiz 7Food Science Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books