Vocab
A wide variety of species.
What is biodiversity?
Sun
Producers
Consumers
Decomposers
What are the 4 components of the food chain?
Thaw in the fridge.
What is the best way to defrost food?
Yourself.
Who has the final responsibility to prevent foodborne illness?
Producers
Processors
Distributors
Retailers
What are the 4 components of the food supply?
The most severe form of a food shortage, which can last for months or years and cause thousands of deaths.
What is famine?
Herbivores, Carnivores, and Omnivores.
What are the 3 types of consumers?
160 degrees Fahrenheit
What temperature does hamburger meat need to be cooked at?
Nausea, headaches, digestive problems.
What are symptoms of a foodborne illness?
Makes food shelf-stable or increases its shelf-life.
The alternative life choice to meet your own needs while still protecting the environment.
What is sustainable living?
Organisms such as bacteria and fungi that break down dead matter and return the nutrients to the environment.
What are decomposers?
Store them in an airtight container and put them immediately in the refrigerator.
What is the safest way store leftovers?
Combat cross contamination, cooking, chilling, cleaning.
What are the 4 C's of food hygiene?
Adds flavoring or coloring, increases nutrition or shelf-life, maintains texture, or helps foods age.
What is the function of food additives?
Growing plants without soil.
What is hydroponics?
Land, Water, and Climate.
What are natural resources?
Practicing good personal hygiene, washing the tops of cans, cleaning up thoroughly and washing surfaces diligently before and after using them.
What are important steps in kitchen cleanliness?
Bacteria.
What is the cause of foodborne illness?
The organization that monitors the safe use of food additives
What is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?
Able to be stored at room temperature for weeks or months in the original, unopened containers.
What is shelf-stable?
Lessens the risk of a break in the chain, because each role is filled by more than one organism.
What is biodiversity?
A sandwich maker touches cooked chicken, his face, and cutting boards with gloved hands.
What is an example of improper food safety methods?
Pathogens in the food
What is a reason food would be recalled?
Drying, Canning, Controlled Atmosphere Storage, Freezing, Curing, and Freeze-Drying.
What are preservation methods?