Biology
Microorganisms in Food Production
1,086 Questions
Microorganisms play a vital role in food production through processes like fermentation and bioprocessing. Questions on this topic cover the use of yeast, bacteria, and industrial microbiology. These concepts are important for science sections in various competitive exams.
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Microorganisms in Food Production Questions
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Lactic acid
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Oxygen
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Alcohol
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Water
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None of these
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Yes, it is correct. Alcohol and carbon dioxide are formed at the end of anaerobic respiration.
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complete oxidation of food
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evolution of CO2 and alcohol
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formation of lactic acid
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Partial oxidation of food
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Formation of Oxygen
D
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Explanation
Aerobic respiration produces more usable chemical energy than fermentation because fermentation involves partial oxidation of food.
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Flavobacterium ammoniagenes
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Bacillus coagulans
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Penicillin decumbens
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Corynebacterium glutamicum
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Methylophylus methylotrophus
A
Correct answer
Explanation
This option is correct because microbial hydantoinase (HYD) is used for the commercial production of optically pure D- or L-active amino acids in biocatalysis. It has also been used for the production of D-amino acid intermediate compounds through stereospecific hydrolysis of chemically synthesised cyclic hydantoins. It is obtained from Flavobacterium ammoniagenes.
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1 and 2
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1 and 3
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1, 2 and 4
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2 and 3
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2 and 4
A
Correct answer
Explanation
This option is correct because Streptococcus thermophilus is found in fermented milk products and is generally used in the production of yogurt.
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1 and 2
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1 and 3
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2 and 3
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2 and 4
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2, 3 and 4
D
Correct answer
Explanation
This option is correct because various strains of Aspergillus niger are used in the industrial preparation of 3-carboxy-3-hydroxypentane-1,5-dioic acid and dextronic acid.
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Glycolysis
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Pasteurisation
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Fermentation
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Krebs' cycle
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Fermentation is the anaerobic breakdown of glucose by yeast and some bacteria, producing ethanol and CO2. Glycolysis is only the first step, while the Krebs' cycle requires oxygen. Pasteurisation is a heat treatment process to kill microbes, not a metabolic process.
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vacuum will result
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no change will occur
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gas pressure will develop because of excess of CO2
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gas pressure will develop because of excess of oxygen
C
Correct answer
Explanation
During fermentation, yeast converts sugars into ethanol and carbon dioxide gas. In a closed vessel, the CO2 accumulates and creates pressure since it cannot escape. The pressure is from excess CO2, not oxygen (which would actually be consumed in aerobic respiration).
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Yeast
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Blue-green algae
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Bread mould
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Virus
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Spirogyra
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Yeast can produce wine from natural sugars.
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Only a
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Only a and b
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Only b
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Only b and c
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Only c
D
Correct answer
Explanation
This is the correct option.
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Production of alcohol
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Production of wine
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Preparation of cheese
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Preparation of breads
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Yeast cells undergo anaerobic respiration and convert the grape sugar into alcohol. The process is known as fermentation. Also, they are used in baking industry to raise the volume of the products, but cheese preparation does not need an action of yeast.
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Bacteria
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Yeast
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Viruses
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Algae
A
Correct answer
Explanation
During curd formation, milk, sugar and lactose are converted into lactic acid by the action of the bacteria lactobacillus, thereby making curd taste sour.
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Fermentation
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Fragmentation
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Fumigation
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Germination
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Fermentation is the metabolic process where yeast or bacteria convert sugars (glucose) into alcohol (ethanol) and carbon dioxide. It is used in brewing, winemaking, and bread-making.
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Action of rhizobium inside the nodule.
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Cleaning up of wastes in water by microbes.
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Chemicals from one microbe being effective against a harmful microbe.
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Conversion of sugar into alcohol.
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Transmission of disease from one person to another by an insect.
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Conversion of sugar into alcohol by the action of microbes is called fermentation.
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Penicillium
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Streptococcus
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Lactobacillus
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Tuberculosis
C
Correct answer
Explanation
The milk is fermented by lactobacillus, a bacterium present in curd.
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Nitrogen fixation
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Moulding
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Fermentation
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Alcoholism
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Fermentation is the metabolic process where yeast or bacteria convert sugars (glucose) into alcohol (ethanol), carbon dioxide, and energy in the absence of oxygen. Nitrogen fixation is converting atmospheric nitrogen to usable forms, moulding is fungal growth, and alcoholism is a medical condition - none describe this biochemical conversion process.