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WorksheetsAg. Apps Comp 4 Exam Review
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 51mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Successful embryo transfers MOST likely require the services of a/an:
a)
Highly trained veterinarian
b)
Agricultural Extension Agent
c)
Animal Nutritionist
d)
Herdsman
2.
Raising tilapia, trout, and catfish is called:
a)
Aquaculture
b)
Agronomy
c)
Arboriculture
d)
Equine Science
3.
Which career is MOST likely responsible for shoeing and caring for horses' feet?
a)
Agronomist
b)
Farrier
c)
Herdsman
d)
Jennet
4.
What educational level is required to become a veterinarian?
a)
High School Diploma
b)
2 year college degree
c)
4 year college degree
d)
4 year college degree plus an advanced degree and training
5.
Advance degrees are required for some animal science careers such as:
a)
butcher
b)
farrier
c)
Veterinarian
d)
artificial breeding technician
6.
Which industry is directly affected by the increased interest in pets?
a)
Beef
b)
Broiler Production
c)
Dairy
d)
Small Animal
7.
A potential benefit of cloning animals for production purposes could be:
a)
to produce identical genotypes
b)
to produce uniform products such as chicken drumsticks
c)
for saving a species
d)
for research purposes
8.
Genetic engineering in animals is a newer process that:
a)
is creating new clones daily
b)
is not well developed yet as it is in plants
c)
has no hope for the future
d)
has techniques that are extremely well developed
9.
Why is biotechnology produced BST given in supplemental doses to dairy cows?
a)
To increase muscle for meat
b)
To produce only female offspring
c)
To produce large calves
d)
To increase milk production
10.
The tendency of female sheep to have twins is due to:
a)
weather conditions
b)
the sequence of the bases between the DNA strands
c)
the age of the ram
d)
the desire of the mother to have twins
11.
Two sides of DNA strands are held together by base pairs. Two bases that pair together are:
a)
guanine and adenine
b)
adenine and cytosine
c)
adenine and thymine
d)
thymine and guanine
12.
The BEST way to improve hybrid vigor in swine production is to cross:
a)
Brothers and sisters in the same litter.
b)
Pigs from the litter with their parents.
c)
Purebred boars to purebred sows.
d)
Purebred boars to crossbred sows.
13.
Green pasture and hay in the livestock diet are the MAJOR sources of:
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Concentrates
c)
Fat
d)
Roughage
14.
Poultry rations must be high in food value since chickens have no true stomach and:
a)
They do not like to eat
b)
They can only store small amounts of food in their digestive system
c)
Poultry feed is very costly
d)
They can digest large amounts of roughages
15.
Holsteins are black and white cattle that are BEST known as:
a)
A small breed of cattle
b)
The major dairy breed of cattle in the US
c)
An exotic breed of heat tolerant cattle.
d)
The most used show cattle in America.
16.
Lorie monitors the water quality very closely as she processes waste water through a biological filter before returning it to the growing area. Which system is she MOST likely using?
a)
Cage culture
b)
Open ponds
c)
Recirculating tanks
d)
Net pens
17.
Calcium is MOST important for the development of egg shells and is supplied in:
a)
Corn
b)
Vitamin D
c)
Ground ferrous oxide
d)
Ground limestone
18.
Jimmy decides to use cage culture in his aquaculture system. Which factor probably MOST influenced his decision?
a)
Did not have to worry about aeration when using cage culture
b)
Fish are easily monitored for growth rates and feeding purposes
c)
Fish tend to grow bigger when confined to cages
d)
Water quality does not have to be monitored
19.
An example of a ruminant animal is a:
a)
Sheep
b)
Horse
c)
Chicken
d)
Pig
20.
Broilers are a type of chicken that are MOST often used for:
a)
Fighting
b)
Laying eggs
c)
Meat production
d)
Show
21.
Carbohydrates are mainly used in livestock rations to supply
a)
Energy
b)
Fat
c)
Protein
d)
Minerals
22.
In the digestive system of poultry, feed is crushed and mixed with digestive juices in the:
a)
Small intestines
b)
Crop
c)
Gizzard
d)
Esophagus
23.
The Angus is BEST known for its:
a)
Black color and high quality meat
b)
Hump and heat tolerance
c)
Large calves and fast growth rate
d)
Large size and leaner meat
24.
Carbohydrates are MAINLY used in livestock rations to supply:
a)
Energy
b)
Fat
c)
Protein
d)
Minerals
25.
In the digestive system of poultry, feed is crushed and mixed with digestive juices in the:
a)
Small Intestines
b)
Crop
c)
Gizzard
d)
Esophagus
26.
An example of a monogastric animal is a:
a)
Goat
b)
Pig
c)
Sheep
d)
Cow
27.
Vitamins are important because they:
a)
Serve as a source of energy for livestock
b)
Help prevent many livestock diseases
c)
Are a part of all proteins
d)
Keep animals from gaining too much weight.
28.
A breed of cattle with black and white markings clearly defined is:
a)
Yorkshire
b)
Hampshire
c)
Holstein
d)
Dorset
29.
Purebred breeders use high quality boars as a MAJOR way to:
a)
Decrease the influence of marketing on prices
b)
Improve genetic makeup of one breed of swine
c)
Increase body fat on hogs
d)
Reduce hyrbid vigor
30.
A breed of cattle that is red with a white face and raised primarily for beef production is:
a)
Angus
b)
Brahman
c)
Hereford
d)
Charolais
31.
How many compartments are found in the ruminant digestive system of a cow?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
32.
The MAIN function of protein in livestock feeds is to:
a)
Build muscle
b)
Develop bones and teeth
c)
Provide energy
d)
Regulate body temperature
33.
The greater the density of fish in a system, the :
a)
Smaller the tank
b)
Larger the fish
c)
More difficult the management
d)
Higher the temperature
34.
The consumer demands hogs today are:
a)
Able to grown without being fed grain
b)
Fat type hogs that produce lard for cooking
c)
Good for soap production
d)
Lean type hogs for meat production
35.
A species of fish MOST often raised in aquaculture systems where there is cold, running water in streams is:
a)
Carp
b)
Catfish
c)
Trout
d)
Sunfish
36.
Roughage is a MAJOR feed ingredient for
a)
Cattle
b)
Chickens
c)
Pigs
d)
Turkeys
37.
Hope must monitor her aquaculture production system very culture since the system confines fish in floating pens because fish:
a)
Are subject to electrocution during storms
b)
Can not escape stressful water conditions by moving to other parts of the pond
c)
Must be encouraged to get enough exercise to stir up the oxygen level in pens
d)
May become entangled in filters designed to purify the water.
38.
Weather is a factor in fish farming. Why might a fish kill occur when a pond "rolls over" due to weather?
a)
Temperature shock
b)
Sinking cages
c)
Low levels of dissolved oxygen
d)
Fish turning upside down
39.
What is the MAJOR use for the Broad Breasted White?
a)
Bantam show hens
b)
Commercial turkey production
c)
Home egg production
d)
Meat production
40.
The MAIN source of carbohydrates in feeding swine is:
a)
Feed supplements
b)
Cereal grains
c)
Alfalfa hay
d)
Tankage
41.
An economic advantage for using exotic breeds of beef cattle is their:
a)
Fast growing calves
b)
Lightweight calves
c)
Large size calves
d)
Production of twin calves
42.
What was the MAJOR reason exotic breeds of cattle were imported into the US?
a)
Consumers demanded leaner meat
b)
Disease wiped out the English Breeds
c)
Producers wanted smaller calves
d)
To produce quality meat from dairy breeds
43.
American breeds developed by crossing Brahma from India with English breed are created to:
a)
Improve meat quality
b)
Increase heat tolerance
c)
Increase milk production
d)
Reduce the size of calves
44.
If Julie used a syringe on her gelding, she is MOST likely:
a)
Fitting the gelding for western tack
b)
Giving and injection or drawing body fluids
c)
Giving an oral examination
d)
Trimming the gelding's mane and tail
45.
The rectal thermometer is the BEST instrument to use when:
a)
Catherizing an animal with colic.
b)
Giving large pills for diarrhea
c)
Taking the animals temperature
d)
Worming the animal
46.
Juan is working in a sow/pig production unit. How will he identify new pigs that are being born?
a)
Cover the new pigs with body paint
b)
Cut each pig's tail a different length
c)
Use a dehorner to remove horns
d)
Use a V notcher in the ears to give a number
47.
The burdizzo is a tool used to castrate cattle in order to:
a)
Decrease the birth weight of bulls
b)
Identify the females in the herd
c)
Increase the birth weight of heifers
d)
Prevent animals from breeding
48.
In artificial insemination, the semen straw is used to:
a)
Deposit semen in the female animal
b)
Improve the quality of semen from the donor.
c)
Keep semen cold until it is ready to be used.
d)
Remove semen from the male animal.
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