questions 2026 Exam Questions and
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The CDC estimates that how many people get sick, are hospitalized, or die each year from food born
illnesses? - CORRECT ANSWERS 1 in 6 get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die
Jack N the Box E Coli outbreak... - CORRECT ANSWERS hundreds of people were infected, 4
children died, and many left with permanent injuries. Pathogen was traced to uncooked hamburgers
What was E coli considered after the Jack N the Box outbreak? - CORRECT ANSWERS an
adulterate
What is the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)? - CORRECT ANSWERS is the public
health agency in the US Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring the nation's supply of meat,
poultry, and egg products regulated by FSIS
Culture is made up of... - CORRECT ANSWERS rituals and language, customs and beliefs,
clothing and food, thoughts and values
The human population of the earth recently passed.... - CORRECT ANSWERS 7 billion people
mark
T/F: Agriculture only concerns the production of food - CORRECT ANSWERS False
The average % of annual income spent on food in the US is - CORRECT ANSWERS less than
10%
, which of the following new human cultural concepts did not emerge with the growth of early
agricultural practices? - CORRECT ANSWERS Increased status of women
T/F: Domestication is NOT the same thing as taming - CORRECT ANSWERS True
The MOST devastating item brought by the Europeans to the new world was... - CORRECT ANSWERS
disease
Over half of the American diet of vegetables is made up of... - CORRECT ANSWERS Potatoes
and Tomatoes
Why were Red Jungle Fowl first domesticated in Southeast Asia? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Cockfighting
The Mayan culture in central America believed that the gods mixed their blood with_________ to create
humankind? - CORRECT ANSWERS Corn Flour
In the US today, approximately how many acres does it take to feed one person? - CORRECT ANSWERS
1 acre
Globally over the last decade, farmland acreage has decreased in... - CORRECT ANSWERS
Canada, Australia, the US, and Russia
In recent years, how many US states lost agricultural land? - CORRECT ANSWERS 50 (all of
them)
The majority of farmland lost in the US in the last 50 years is in which region of the US? - CORRECT
ANSWERS East Coast (Maine to Florida)