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Microbiology

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Set 31 Food Microbiology

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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Lactic acid bacteria

A)consume lactic acid, allowing them to grow on foods such as yogurt.
B)produce lactic acid, allowing them to produce foods such as yogurt.
C)are important spoilage organisms.
D)can grow on lemons.
E)produce lactic acid, allowing them to produce foods such as yogurt AND are important spoilage organisms.

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Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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Clostridium botulinum typically does not produce its toxin under conditions that are

A)anaerobic.
B)alkaline.
C)neutral.
D)acid.

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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Which of the following organisms can grow at a lower water activity than most spoilage bacteria?

A)Pseudomonas sp.
B)most yeasts
C)Streptococcus pyogenes
D)Staphylococcus aureus

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