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LEARN2SERVE MANAGER'S FOOD HANDLER'S
LICENSE EXAM | FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS |
BRAND NEW!
What type of bacteria is found on the skin, nose, and mouth of
50%-70% of all people? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Staphylococcus
aureus
Staphylococcus aureus is easily transmitted by? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Sneezing, coughing, scratching skin, touching facial hair
The toxins from Staphylococcus aureus can induce vomiting in as
little as how many minutes? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 30 minutes
What type of bacteria is found in soil where veggies and grains
are grown? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Bacillus cereus
What type of bacteria forms spores and can be found on cooked
rice that has been improperly cooled or held at improper
temperatures? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Bacillus cereus
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What type of bacteria is commonly found in raw, under
processed, improperly handled, and contaminated fish and
shellfish? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Vibrio
What bacteria requires salt to grow, and therefore is not found in
still, clear waters or raw meat or poultry? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Vibrio
What is the acronym for the conditions for bacterial growth? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > FATTOM
What is the food condition for bacterial growth? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Food that is high in protein such as milk, meat, fish, eggs
What is the acid condition for bacterial growth? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> Adequate pH (4.6 - 7.5), they do not like very acidic foods
What is the temperature condition for bacterial growth? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > 41-135 degrees F
What is the time condition for bacterial growth? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Time to reproduce (at least 4 hours)
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What is the oxygen condition for bacterial growth? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Aerobic (requires oxygen), anaerobic (does not require
oxygen)
What is the moisture condition for bacterial growth? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Foods with plenty of water (Aw .85 or greater) Aw=Water
activity
Some foods have a greater chance of foodborne
contamination/potentially hazardous foods (PHF) because of
what three main characteristics? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > They are
foods high in protein, low in acidity, and have high moisture
content
What does PAM stand for? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Protein, Acidity,
Moisture
What microorganism will cause illness, but does not reproduce
on food? They only use food as a means of transportation. - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Viruses
What are 100x smaller than bacteria, and can only reproduce in
living cells, human beings, plants, or anything that is alive? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Viruses
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What type of virus affects the liver, usually caused by poor
personal hygiene and improper washing of hands? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Hepatitis A
What type of virus causes a yellowing of the skin or whites of the
eyes (jaundice)? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Heptatitis A
Hepatitis A symptoms can appear in how many days and last as
long as how many weeks? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 14 days and last 6
weeks
Which virus lives in the human intestinal tract and is commonly
transmitted through a fecal-oral route or vomit-oral route? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Norwalk/Norovirus
What type of organism lives within or feed off another organism
or host? They are usually larger than bacteria. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Parasites
What type of parasite is found in pork? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Trichinosis
A type of disease transferred by way of the circulatory system. -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Trichinella
LEARN2SERVE MANAGER'S FOOD HANDLER'S
LICENSE EXAM | FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS |
BRAND NEW!
What type of bacteria is found on the skin, nose, and mouth of
50%-70% of all people? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Staphylococcus
aureus
Staphylococcus aureus is easily transmitted by? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Sneezing, coughing, scratching skin, touching facial hair
The toxins from Staphylococcus aureus can induce vomiting in as
little as how many minutes? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 30 minutes
What type of bacteria is found in soil where veggies and grains
are grown? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Bacillus cereus
What type of bacteria forms spores and can be found on cooked
rice that has been improperly cooled or held at improper
temperatures? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Bacillus cereus
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What type of bacteria is commonly found in raw, under
processed, improperly handled, and contaminated fish and
shellfish? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Vibrio
What bacteria requires salt to grow, and therefore is not found in
still, clear waters or raw meat or poultry? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Vibrio
What is the acronym for the conditions for bacterial growth? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > FATTOM
What is the food condition for bacterial growth? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Food that is high in protein such as milk, meat, fish, eggs
What is the acid condition for bacterial growth? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> Adequate pH (4.6 - 7.5), they do not like very acidic foods
What is the temperature condition for bacterial growth? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > 41-135 degrees F
What is the time condition for bacterial growth? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Time to reproduce (at least 4 hours)
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What is the oxygen condition for bacterial growth? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Aerobic (requires oxygen), anaerobic (does not require
oxygen)
What is the moisture condition for bacterial growth? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Foods with plenty of water (Aw .85 or greater) Aw=Water
activity
Some foods have a greater chance of foodborne
contamination/potentially hazardous foods (PHF) because of
what three main characteristics? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > They are
foods high in protein, low in acidity, and have high moisture
content
What does PAM stand for? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Protein, Acidity,
Moisture
What microorganism will cause illness, but does not reproduce
on food? They only use food as a means of transportation. - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Viruses
What are 100x smaller than bacteria, and can only reproduce in
living cells, human beings, plants, or anything that is alive? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Viruses
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What type of virus affects the liver, usually caused by poor
personal hygiene and improper washing of hands? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Hepatitis A
What type of virus causes a yellowing of the skin or whites of the
eyes (jaundice)? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Heptatitis A
Hepatitis A symptoms can appear in how many days and last as
long as how many weeks? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 14 days and last 6
weeks
Which virus lives in the human intestinal tract and is commonly
transmitted through a fecal-oral route or vomit-oral route? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Norwalk/Norovirus
What type of organism lives within or feed off another organism
or host? They are usually larger than bacteria. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Parasites
What type of parasite is found in pork? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Trichinosis
A type of disease transferred by way of the circulatory system. -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Trichinella
