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Fish and Sea Foods problems


  • 1. The chief spoilage organisms on smoked fish are

  • Options
  • A. molds
  • B. bacteria
  • C. both (a) and (b)
  • D. fungi
  • Discuss
  • 2. Marinated (sour pickled) fish should not have spoilage problems unless

  • Options
  • A. the acid content is very high
  • B. the acid content is low enough
  • C. the acid content is moderate
  • D. none of the above
  • Discuss
  • 3. The bacteria most often involved in the spoilage of fish are

  • Options
  • A. part of the natural flora of the external slime of fishes and their intestinal contents
  • B. part of the natural flora of the internal slime of fishes only
  • C. both (a) and (b)
  • D. none of the above
  • Discuss
  • 4. The predominant kind of bacteria causing spoilage in fish at chilling temperature is

  • Options
  • A. species of Pseudomonas
  • B. Micrococcus
  • C. Bacillus
  • D. none of these
  • Discuss
  • 5. Normally, due to the holding of the chilled fish

  • Options
  • A. Pseudomonas increase in numbers
  • B. Achromobacters decrease
  • C. Flavobacteria increase temporarily and then decrease
  • D. all of the above
  • Discuss
  • 6. A musty or muddy odor of the fish is attributed to

  • Options
  • A. the growth of Streptomyces species in the mud at the bottom of the body of water
  • B. the mud at the bottom of the body of water
  • C. the growth of Pseudomonas species in the mud at the bottom of the body of water
  • D. none of the above
  • Discuss
  • 7. At higher temperatures, the souring of Oysters may be the result of the fermentation of sugars by

  • Options
  • A. Coliform bacteria
  • B. Streptococci
  • C. Lactobacilli and yeast
  • D. all of these
  • Discuss
  • 8. The red or pink color of the fish is generally caused from the growth of

  • Options
  • A. Sarcina
  • B. Micrococcus or Bacillus species
  • C. Molds or yeasts
  • D. all of these
  • Discuss
  • 9. In chilled shrimp __________ is chiefly responsible for spoilage.

  • Options
  • A. Achromobacter
  • B. Pseudomonas
  • C. Micrococcus or Bacillus species
  • D. Molds or yeasts
  • Discuss

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