FOOD SAFETY EXAM 2 PREP MATERIAL NEWEST 2026 2027
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QUESTIONS FOOD SAFETY EXAM PREPARATION SUCCESS
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The spores of Bacillus cereus are found in soil? T or F - CORRECT ANSWER=True
Spices, gravy and meats are common sources of which pathogen? - CORRECT
ANSWER=Clostridium perfringens
What bacteria causes the following two types of diseases?
- Intoxication (due to pre-formed toxin)
- Toxin-mediated (due to toxin which forms after the infection is established.) - CORRECT
ANSWER=Bacillus cereus
What bacteria appears as spores which germinate in the soil and commonly contaminates rice (as
well as meats, milks, and vegetables)? - CORRECT ANSWER=Bacillus cereus
What zoonotic bacteria affects humans through consumption of products from infected animals,
and often affect people who hunt and eat wild animals? - CORRECT
ANSWER=Brucellosis (Undulant Fever)
,Which bacteria is the 4th leading cause of foodborne illness (9% overall) and 3rd leading cause
of hospitalization (15% overall)? - CORRECT ANSWER=Campylobacter jejuni
Which bacteria is associated with raw chicken, milk, and meat, and causes mild symptoms such
as nausea and diarrhea? - CORRECT ANSWER=Campylobacter jejuni
Which bacteria was responsible for an outbreak in Pennsylvania, spread by raw milk
consumption within the Amish community? - CORRECT ANSWER=Campylobacter
jejuni
Which bacteria is spread via improperly canned foods, and can infect infants who are fed honey
as well as injection drug users? - CORRECT ANSWER=Clostridium botulinum
______________ causes flaccid paralysis by blocking motor nerves. The paralysis progresses
symmetrically downward usually starting with the eyes ad moving to the face, throat, and
extremities. Death from asphyxiation occurs once the diaphragm and chest muscles become fully
involved. - CORRECT ANSWER=Clostridium botulinum
Which toxin-mediated infection mainly contaminates meats and poultry which have undergone
cooking abuse, and is the 3rd leading cause of foodborne illness (10% overall)? - common during
thanksgiving - CORRECT ANSWER=Clostridium perfringens
, Which normal flora of the gut can also come in the form of toxin producing strains, and is a
rapidly changing pathogen? - CORRECT ANSWER=E. coli
Which form of E. coli causes bloody diarrhea? - CORRECT
ANSWER=Enterohemorrhagic E. coli
What is the process of classifying bacteria by proteins commonly found on their surface? -
CORRECT ANSWER=serotyping
Which bacteria can cause kidney failure due to hemolytic uremic syndrome? - CORRECT
ANSWER=Enterohemorrhagic E. coli
Which bacteria contaminates food from infected animal feces and is treated via fluid replacement
and dialysis? - CORRECT ANSWER=Enterohemorrhagic E. coli
Which bacteria was the cause of an outbreak in Germany spread through consumption of raw
sprouts? - CORRECT ANSWER=Enterohemorrhagic E. coli
Which bacteria is also known as traveler's diarrhea/Montezuma's revenge, and is transmitted by
contaminated food and water? - CORRECT ANSWER=Enterotoxigenic E. coli
COMPLETE ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS VERIFIED ANSWERS BRAND NEW VERSION HIGH
YIELD STUDY GUIDE ACTUAL UPDATED PRACTICE
QUESTIONS FOOD SAFETY EXAM PREPARATION SUCCESS
REVIEW
The spores of Bacillus cereus are found in soil? T or F - CORRECT ANSWER=True
Spices, gravy and meats are common sources of which pathogen? - CORRECT
ANSWER=Clostridium perfringens
What bacteria causes the following two types of diseases?
- Intoxication (due to pre-formed toxin)
- Toxin-mediated (due to toxin which forms after the infection is established.) - CORRECT
ANSWER=Bacillus cereus
What bacteria appears as spores which germinate in the soil and commonly contaminates rice (as
well as meats, milks, and vegetables)? - CORRECT ANSWER=Bacillus cereus
What zoonotic bacteria affects humans through consumption of products from infected animals,
and often affect people who hunt and eat wild animals? - CORRECT
ANSWER=Brucellosis (Undulant Fever)
,Which bacteria is the 4th leading cause of foodborne illness (9% overall) and 3rd leading cause
of hospitalization (15% overall)? - CORRECT ANSWER=Campylobacter jejuni
Which bacteria is associated with raw chicken, milk, and meat, and causes mild symptoms such
as nausea and diarrhea? - CORRECT ANSWER=Campylobacter jejuni
Which bacteria was responsible for an outbreak in Pennsylvania, spread by raw milk
consumption within the Amish community? - CORRECT ANSWER=Campylobacter
jejuni
Which bacteria is spread via improperly canned foods, and can infect infants who are fed honey
as well as injection drug users? - CORRECT ANSWER=Clostridium botulinum
______________ causes flaccid paralysis by blocking motor nerves. The paralysis progresses
symmetrically downward usually starting with the eyes ad moving to the face, throat, and
extremities. Death from asphyxiation occurs once the diaphragm and chest muscles become fully
involved. - CORRECT ANSWER=Clostridium botulinum
Which toxin-mediated infection mainly contaminates meats and poultry which have undergone
cooking abuse, and is the 3rd leading cause of foodborne illness (10% overall)? - common during
thanksgiving - CORRECT ANSWER=Clostridium perfringens
, Which normal flora of the gut can also come in the form of toxin producing strains, and is a
rapidly changing pathogen? - CORRECT ANSWER=E. coli
Which form of E. coli causes bloody diarrhea? - CORRECT
ANSWER=Enterohemorrhagic E. coli
What is the process of classifying bacteria by proteins commonly found on their surface? -
CORRECT ANSWER=serotyping
Which bacteria can cause kidney failure due to hemolytic uremic syndrome? - CORRECT
ANSWER=Enterohemorrhagic E. coli
Which bacteria contaminates food from infected animal feces and is treated via fluid replacement
and dialysis? - CORRECT ANSWER=Enterohemorrhagic E. coli
Which bacteria was the cause of an outbreak in Germany spread through consumption of raw
sprouts? - CORRECT ANSWER=Enterohemorrhagic E. coli
Which bacteria is also known as traveler's diarrhea/Montezuma's revenge, and is transmitted by
contaminated food and water? - CORRECT ANSWER=Enterotoxigenic E. coli
