Australian Food Industry - HSC Food
Technology Revision Exam Questions
and Answers
Agriculture - Correct Answers -The cultivation of land to produce crops and/or animals
Agri-food chain - Correct Answers -The production and supply of food for the consumer
FSANZ - Correct Answers -An independent legislative body who main role is to
standardise food laws
AQIS - Correct Answers -A government body whose main role is to protect Australia's
food supply from contamination
Aquaculture - Correct Answers -The production of plants or animals in the water
Biotechnology - Correct Answers -Use of microorganisms, or their products, for specific
purposes such as the making of food with certain desirable attributes
Catering - Correct Answers -The provision of food and service for functions, usually on
a commercial scale
'Clean green' - Correct Answers -A description of food which is produced in an
environment free from chemical contaminants
Embargo - Correct Answers -A ban placed on the importation of a particular product
Fisheries - Correct Answers -The cultivation of various cold-blooded aquatic species,
usually for a commercial or scientific purpose
Genetic engineering - Correct Answers -A process which involves removing a gene
from a living organise and transferring the gene into a another living organism. This is
usually done to improve the characteristics of the organism which has the gene added
such as a quick growing high yielding tomato plant
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