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1. Shrimp are either wild caught or farm fresh cultivated. The three basic species groups are :

brown, white and pink shrimp
green, headless and whole shrimp
warm water, fresh water and cold water shrimp
tiger, rock and bay shrimp

2. Warm water shrimp grow to be much larger than cold water shrimp. :

True
False

3. Scampi:

are a garlic, tomato and shrimp dish
are technically Dublin Bay Prawns
any large whole ocean shrimp from Italy
are technically Italian crawfish

4. Yellow meat around the neck of a headless raw shrimp usually indicates ...:

excessive use of sodium bisulfite
excessive use sodium tripolyphosphate
shrimp high in cholesterol
very mature fresh water shrimp

5. A "chalky" texture in raw shrimp indicates:

not properly iced improper storage temperatures extended frozen storage exposure to intestinal juices for an extended period treated with too much of FDA approved Sodium tripolyphosphate none of the above

6. The term "green" means shrimp.

7. A "grassy or musty odor" after shrimp are cooked ... :

is a by product of bacterial decomposition
is caused by oily water from the shrimp boats bilge contaminating the catch
is caused by algae in the pond of aquacultured shrimp
is caused by the chemical decomposition of the product

8. Based on the generally recognized size names for headless, raw shrimp, "Jumbo" shrimp would be labeld as :

U/10 or under 10 per pound
U/15 or 10-15 per pound
U/20 or 16-20 per pound
U/25 or 21-25 per pound
U/30 or 26-30 per pound

9. Saltwater shrimp have a firmer texture than freshwater shrimp? :

True
False

10. The most widely distributed -- and marketed -- shrimp in the world are :

Langoustines Black Tiger Shrimp Mexican White Shrimp Florida Rock Shrimp peeled and deveined Alaskan Kings