This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Food > Processing > Food Science – Quiz 36 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Food Science Quiz 36 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The ..... group is largest block on the Food Guide Pyramid. A) Fats. B) Proteins. C) Carbohydrates. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbohydrates. 2. Berries are example of A) Acid foods. B) Medium acid food. C) High acid food. D) Low acidic food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High acid food. 3. How many kilocalories per gram are provided by complex carbohydrates? A) 4. B) 6. C) 100. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 4. Nutrients used for building, maintaining and repairing tissues and cells A) Water. B) Fats. C) Proteins. D) Carbohydrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proteins. 5. Study of food components and their use by the body to sustain life and health A) Nutrition. B) Organic. C) Food defense. D) Food analogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nutrition. 6. What is the chemical formula of glucose? A) C12O6H6. B) H12O6C6. C) C6H12O6. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C6H12O6. 7. With technology today two farmers can produce enough food for? A) 50 people. B) 75 people. C) 100 people. D) 25 people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 100 people. 8. The odor of food is A) Texture. B) Aroma. C) Astringency. D) Consistency. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aroma. 9. Atoms of the same element with a different number of neutrons A) Quarks. B) Isotope. C) Gluons. D) Ion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Isotope. 10. Cassie needs to measure the volume of corn syrup. Which metric unit should she use? A) Newtons. B) Liters. C) Grams. D) Pounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liters. 11. Leaves from the tea plant, which is part of the ..... family, grow in a wide range of climates and are used to make tea. A) Moraceae. B) Oleasceae. C) Camellia. D) Rutaceae. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Camellia. 12. Color tone that refers to whether the basic color is red, blue, or green. A) Texture. B) Weight. C) Value. D) Hue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hue. 13. A: Are you busy tonight? Would you like to go to the cinema? B: Sorry. I ..... go to the library. I've been planning to study all day and night. A) Am going to. B) Will. C) Going to. D) Won't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am going to. 14. ..... are made up of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of nitrogen. A) Micromolecule. B) Essential amino acid. C) Macromolecule. D) Amine group. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amine group. 15. Which of the following is an example of a monosaccharide? A) Sucrose. B) Lactose. C) Glucose. D) Maltose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glucose. 16. What mineral do you get most from yoghurt A) Potassium. B) Sodium. C) Zinc. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calcium. 17. Using temperature and time to reduce microorganisms to a safe level without major alteration to the properties of the product e.g milk (72$^\circ$C for 15 sec.) A) Winterising. B) Homogenise. C) Additives. D) Pasteurisation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pasteurisation. 18. ..... are bonds between nitrogen of one amino acid and the carbon of a second amino group. A) Protein bonds. B) Amine bonds. C) Peptide bonds. D) Polypeptide bonds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peptide bonds. 19. The reaction between proteins and carbohydrates that causes food to brown is called ..... A) The Maillard reaction. B) Carmelization. C) Crystallization. D) Proteolysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Maillard reaction. 20. What is a disadvantage of preserved foods? A) The food is old. B) It tastes bad. C) The nutritional value of the food is altered. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The nutritional value of the food is altered. 21. For pectin to gel, which of the following compounds must be present? A) Acid, sugar, and water. B) Calcium, sugar, and water. C) Cellulose, sugar, and water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acid, sugar, and water. 22. On level 4 of the food pyramid, we are encouraged to consume these types of foods in small quantities. Among the types of foods in this level are oil, sugar and ..... A) Salt. B) Nuts. C) Cereal. D) Meat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Salt. 23. Three enzymes which come from papaya fruit are diluted with salt to make a dry powder that can be used as a ..... A) Meat tenderizer. B) Clarifying agent. C) Antioxidant. D) Coagulation agent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meat tenderizer. 24. What is a good source of proteins A) Chocolate. B) Cheese. C) Red meat. D) Milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red meat. 25. The ..... was established in 1944 by the United Nations with the objectives of eliminating hunger and improving nutrition worldwide. A) World Health Organization. B) Food and Agricultural Organization. C) Codex Alimentarius. D) UNICEF. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Food and Agricultural Organization. 26. The time line to turn an idea into a new product can take A) 1- 2. B) 2- 3. C) 3- 5. D) 2- 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2- 4. 27. Some pathogenic bacteria are present and can multiply in foods we eat. This makes some foods A) Potentially hazardous. B) A thing to avoid. C) Heavier because of the weight of pathogens. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Potentially hazardous. 28. Select the nutrient that best applies to the description. This nutrient helps regulate chemical reactions withinthe body. There are two types of this nutrient, macro and trace. What is the nutrient? A) Water. B) Minerals. C) Water. D) Vitamins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Minerals. 29. Which food additive is used to create mayonnaise and ice cream, which requires mixing water and fat? A) Emulsifier. B) Bulking agent. C) Humectant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emulsifier. 30. Which vitamin helps in the production of red blood cells and supplies oxygen to cells? A) Calcium. B) Iron. C) Copper. D) Protein. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iron. ← 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