Introduction to Agriscience

What is the use of science principles in producing food, fiber, and shelter materials?

• Agriscience

• Agriculture

• Biology

• Botany

What percent of workers in the US are farmers/ranchers?

• 2%

• 10%

• 90%

• 50%

What does FFA stand for?

• Future Farmers of America

• Fish, Food, and Agriculture

• Friends of Farmers Anonymous

• Food, Friends, and Agriscience

What are all agriscience students expected to do?

• Earn the greenhand degree

• Pay FFA club fees

• Wear an FFA shirt on spirit days

• Attend club meetings

What must students do to earn the greenhand degree?

• Learn the FFA creed

• Know the history of the FFA

• Have plans for an SAE

• All of the above

What does SAE stand for?

• Supervised Agriculture Experience

• Super Awesome Experience

• Supervised Agriscience Experience

What does the prefix bio mean?

• Life

• Science

• Plants

• Reserach

Farming and ranching are considered to be a part of what sector of agriscience?

• Production agriscience

• Agriscience mechanics

• Supplies and services

• Agriscience processing, products, and distribution

Which AFNR career pathway deals with the production and care of plants and their products?

• Plant systems

• Animal systems

• Agribusiness systems

• Biotechnology systems

Before humans began farming and domesticating animals, they ________________

• were hunters and gatherers

• used iron tools

• settled in one place forming cities

• used animals to do work for them