Exam 25: Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Compare and contrast the two types of foodborne disease.

Which of the following terms is used to designate the area of water along the shoreline in a lake?

How does water quality testing make use of environmental microbiology?

Which of the following microorganisms associated with food poisoning thrives in cold storage?

The starter culture used to make cheese determines the type of cheese produced.

Pasteurization is a more rigorous process than canning.

With the __________ production technique, organisms are allowed to ferment their substrate until it is exhausted.

Streptokinase is involved in which of the following?

Through recombinant DNA technology, many plants now can manufacture their own Bt toxin, which improves fermentation.

The fungus Aspergillus oryzae is used in the production of

Garlic contains an antimicrobial substance called __________.

Algae and protozoa in the soil are quite hardy, and therefore their abundance is not a useful indicator of environmental pollution.

Which of the following common food products is prepared by the fermentation of cabbage?

Brandy is made by the same process as wine, but the alcohol is then concentrated by __________.

The fermentation product known as silage is

Which of the following is used in both food production and industrial production?

A new industrial park in your community dumps its wastewater into a large aerated pond, to which nutrients are added. The water from this pond makes its way into a nearby marsh, which eventually drains into a slow-moving stream. This is an example of

Which of the following is a lactic acid bacterium used in the production of food?

Without the activities of microorganisms, the functioning of the earth's ecosystems would cease.

Which of these microbial products is needed to produce "gasohol"?