CPFS Studying Exam with correct
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pathogen - Answers -disease-producing organism
aerobe - Answers -organism that requires oxygen to live and reproduce
anaerobe - Answers -organism that requires the absence of oxygen to reproduce
facultative anaerobe - Answers -organism that can multiply with or without the presence
of oxgen
bacteria - Answers -single-celled microscopic organism
exotoxin - Answers -toxin produced during growth phase of certain bacterua; liberated
into medium or tissue
endotoxins - Answers -kind of toxin that can be extracted from a wide variety of Gram-
negative bacteria
enterotoxin - Answers -harmful substance produced by certain bacteria that is
dangerous to GI tract
virus - Answers -parasite small than bacteria
parasite - Answers -plant or animal that lives on the host to survive
water activity - Answers -measure of energy status of the water in a system
pH - Answers -measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution
acid food - Answers -food that has a natural pH of 4.6 or below
acidified food - Answers -low-acid food to which to which acid is added and has a
finished equilibrium pH of 4.6 or below and a water activity greater than .85
active managerial control (AMC) - Answers -purposeful information of specific actions or
procedures by industry management into the operation of their businesses in order to
attain control over foodborne illness risk factors
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pathogen - Answers -disease-producing organism
aerobe - Answers -organism that requires oxygen to live and reproduce
anaerobe - Answers -organism that requires the absence of oxygen to reproduce
facultative anaerobe - Answers -organism that can multiply with or without the presence
of oxgen
bacteria - Answers -single-celled microscopic organism
exotoxin - Answers -toxin produced during growth phase of certain bacterua; liberated
into medium or tissue
endotoxins - Answers -kind of toxin that can be extracted from a wide variety of Gram-
negative bacteria
enterotoxin - Answers -harmful substance produced by certain bacteria that is
dangerous to GI tract
virus - Answers -parasite small than bacteria
parasite - Answers -plant or animal that lives on the host to survive
water activity - Answers -measure of energy status of the water in a system
pH - Answers -measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution
acid food - Answers -food that has a natural pH of 4.6 or below
acidified food - Answers -low-acid food to which to which acid is added and has a
finished equilibrium pH of 4.6 or below and a water activity greater than .85
active managerial control (AMC) - Answers -purposeful information of specific actions or
procedures by industry management into the operation of their businesses in order to
attain control over foodborne illness risk factors
