POULTRY, EGG AND MEAT QUIZ

Black spot in meat are produced mainly by

Rhizopus

Cladosporium

Thamnidium

Mucor

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Black rots in eggs is most commonly caused by

molds or yeasts

species of Proteus

all of these

species of Micrococcus or Bacillus

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Beef hams are made spongy by species of

Pseudomonas

Rhodotorula

red Bacillus

Bacillus

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The red color of meat, called its bloom, may be changed to shades of green, brown or grey as a result of production of oxidizing compounds by bacteria. Which of the following species are reported to cause the greening of sausage?

Both (a) and (b)

Lactobacillus

Pseudomonas

Leuconostoc

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Which of the following is responsible for a musty or earthy flavor?

Actinomycetes

both (a) and (b)

Flavobacterium

Pseudomonas syncyanea

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In storage atmospheres of high humidity variety of molds may cause

bacterial spoilage

both (a) and (b)

superficial fungal spoilage

none of these

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Vacuum packaged meats are spoiled by

Lactobacilli

none of these

B. thermosphacta

Both (a) and (b)

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Which of the following microorganism spoil poultry in polyethylene bags?

Pseudomonas-achromobacter

catalase negative bacteria

hetero-fermentative species

Alcaligenes

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Molds causing spoilage of eggs include species of

Thamnidium

Cladosporium

Mucor

all of these

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Which of the following microorganisms grow in beef at a temperature of 15°C and above?

Both (a) and (b)

Pseudomonas

Micrococci

Lactobacillus

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