EXERCISES, LESSON 3
REQUIREMENT. The following exercises are to be answered by marking the lettered
response that best answers the question or by completing the incomplete statement or
by writing the answers to the question or by completing the incomplete statement or by
writing the answer in the space provided at the end of the question.
After you have completed all the exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises,
Lesson 3" at the end of the lesson and check your answers with the approved solutions.
1.
Which of the following are considered the two most important causes of food
spoilage?
a. Chemical changes.
b. Enzyme action.
c.
Insects and rodents.
d. Physical changes.
e. Microbial activity.
2.
Food deterioration is caused by microorganisms using the nutrients from food to
maintain their life processes.
a. True.
b. False.
3.
"Food fit for human consumption" meets the requirement of being free from
a. Night soil.
b. Raw sewage.
c.
d. Insects and rodents.
e. "a," "b," "c," and "d" above.
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