Eggs 101: A Video Project

In addition to color, there is a nutritional difference between brown eggs and white eggs.

• True

• False

The egg shell is made from calcium carbonate.

• True

• False

With commercial hens, their coloring determines the egg color.

• False

• True

Egg formation takes about...

• 2 to 4 hours

• 12 to 16 hours

• 24 to 26 hours

• 36 hours

The shell of an egg is not solid.

• True

• False

The color of the yolk depends on what the hen eats.

• True

• False

The albumen is also called the egg yolk.

• True

• False

Looking at the egg's air cell in front of a light source.

• Grading

• Sizing

• Candling

• Inspecting

Chickens will not lay eggs in the...

• Light

• Dark

• Daytime

• Cage

Size (large, medium, small, etc.) is now determined by...

• the animal that laid the egg.

• the circumference of the egg.

• the average weight of a dozen eggs.

• the minimum weight of a dozen eggs.