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Agriscience Explorations

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
process of giving rise to offspring; required for species to survive 
a)
Reproduction
b)
Conception
c)
Artificial Insemination
d)
Gestation
2.
Pregnancy
a)
Gestation
b)
Conception
c)
Artificial Insemination
d)
Reproduction
3.
milk secreted for a few days after parturition and characterized by high protein and antibody content 
a)
Colostrum
b)
Milk
c)
Artificial Insemination
d)
Reproduction
4.
animals with a four-compartment stomach 
a)
Ruminant
b)
Pseudo Ruminant
c)
Monogastric
d)
Digestion
5.
Castrated bull
a)
Steer
b)
Bull
c)
Buck
d)
Ram
6.
product remaining after the animal carcass has been processed 
a)
Off product
b)
by product
c)
meat
d)
carcass
7.
The nutrients from the food are absorbed into the blood stream here.
a)
Stomach
b)
Large Intestine
c)
Small Intestine
d)
Cecum
8.
Waste is expelled from the body here.
a)
Cecum
b)
Rectum
c)
Large Intestine
d)
Stomach
9.
What happens in the mouth?
a)
Chemical Breakdown
b)
Mechanical Breakdown
c)
No digestion occurs here
d)
Food is transported
10.
What is a mature female of the cattle breed called?
a)
Cow
b)
Mare
c)
Heifer
d)
Jill
11.
What is a baby of the cattle breed called?
a)
Kit
b)
Kid
c)
Colt
d)
Calf
12.
What do a call a mature female chicken?
a)
Sven
b)
Pullet
c)
Hen
d)
Capon
13.
What do a call a castrated Chicken?
a)
Cockeral
b)
Bantam
c)
Capon
d)
Roosteral
14.
What do a call a young female Chicken?
a)
Hen
b)
Pullet
c)
Hokey
d)
Chicken
15.

An animal’s point of balance is located at the __________________.

a)

Head

b)

Foot

c)

Rear

d)

Shoulder

16.

What is an example of a livestock animal?

a)

Seeing Eye Dog

b)

Cattle

c)

Cat

d)

Lion

17.

What is an example of a companion animal?

a)

Seeing Eye Dog

b)

Cattle

c)

Cat

d)

Lion

18.

What is an example of a service animal?

a)

Seeing Eye Dog

b)

Cattle

c)

Cat

d)

Lion

19.

What is the first stage in beef production?

a)

Cow/Calf

b)

Backgrounding

c)

Feedlot

d)

Slaughter

20.

What does “weaning a calf” mean?

a)

Giving the calf a vaccine

b)

Moving the calf to a bigger pasture

c)

Taking the calf off the mother's milk

d)

Putting the calf in a squeeze chute

21.

What process does milk go through to prevent spoilage by eradicating the bacteria?

a)

Dehydration

b)

Pasteurization

c)

Homogenization

d)

Fermentation

22.
The colorful, thin structures that surround the pollination parts of a flower.
a)
Style
b)
Stigma
c)
Petals
d)
Anther
23.
Commonly green, leaf-like structures that protect the bud prior to opening
a)
Sepal
b)
Stigma
c)
Petals
d)
Style
24.
The bright sac that produces and contains the pollen grains.
a)
Sepal
b)
Anther
c)
Filament
d)
Style
25.
Which is not a function of the root?
a)
Absorb water and nutrients.
b)
Anchor the plant
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Store Food
26.
What is a monocot plant?
a)
Plant having two cotyledons
b)
Takes two plants to pollinate
c)
Plant having one cotyledons
d)
One stemmed plant
27.
Where is the best place to take a nutrient sample of a plant?
a)
Vascular Bundle
b)
Phloem
c)
Xylem
d)
Petiole
28.
What is transpiration?
a)
Making food from sunlight
b)
Plant Sweat
c)
Plant sprouting
d)
Roots growing
29.
Which is not a function of the leaves
a)
Transpiration
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Stores Food
d)
Structure
30.
What is Photosynthesis?
a)
Plant Sweating
b)
Plant sprouting
c)
Plant making food from sunlight
d)
Roots growing
31.
What does germination mean?
a)
Plant dying
b)
Plant sprouting
c)
Plant making food
d)
Plant sweating
32.
What is a plant called that completes it's life cycle in one year?
a)
Annual
b)
Bi-Annual
c)
Perennial
d)
Continual
33.
What is a seed leaf called?
a)
Epicotyl
b)
Petiole
c)
Bud
d)
Cotyledon
34.
What is the order of a plant life cycle?
a)
Seed, fertilization, pollination, germination
b)
Fertilization, pollination, germination, seed
c)
Seed, germination, pollination, fertilization
d)
Pollination, fertilization, seed germination
35.
What is a baby plant called?
a)
Embryo
b)
Radicle
c)
Epicotyl
d)
Cotyledon
36.
What is not a part of the leaf?
a)
Mid-rib
b)
Veins
c)
Petiole
d)
Node
37.
Which is not a function of a flower
a)
Attracting pollinators
b)
Transporting water and nutrients
c)
Reproduction
d)
Store Food
38.
Which of the following is not a type of asexual reproduction?
a)
division and separation 
b)
layering
c)
tissue culture
d)
pollination
39.
What is the lower portion of the graft called that includes the roots?
a)
union
b)
scion
c)
rootstock
d)
graft
40.
The transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma is....
a)
propagation
b)
pollination
c)
germination
d)
scarification
41.
How many plants are needed in self pollination?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
42.
The process of a seed developing into a plant is known as.....
a)
scarification
b)
stratifcation
c)
germination
d)
pollination
43.
What are the jobs of the roots?
a)
support, anchor, and absorb water
b)
get rid of excess water
c)
attract pollinators 
44.

is a series of steps through which raw food is made usable. Basically it’s taking an animal or plant product, changing it and making it more desirable.

a)

Food Processing

b)

Food Preservation

c)

Raw Foods

d)

Local Foods

45.

The distance a food travels from the producer to the consumer.

a)

Food Miles

b)

Millage

c)

Food Processing

d)

Preserved Foods

46.

Foods are ____________ so that they can be enjoyed longer because they last longer and because it is cheaper.

a)

Preserved

b)

Packaged

c)

Processed

d)

Sold

47.

Grading, fabricating, preserving, and packaging are all processes of...

a)

Food Millage

b)

Food Processing

c)

Food Preservation

d)

Raw Foods

48.

Why is food preservation important?

a)

Because it keeps food from spoiling and no one wants to eat food that is spoiled.

b)

Because it makes food taste better.

c)

Because it takes less time to cook.

d)

Because it is easily accessible to any consumer.

49.

Which is not an example of a preserved food?

a)

Frozen Pizza

b)

Canned Food

c)

Milk

d)

Cereal

50.

A food that has been left untouched, processed or preserved.

a)

Whole Food

b)

Processed Food

c)

Preserved Food

51.
Vitamin D is by do which of these things?
a)
Playing basketball in a gym
b)
Eat Oranges
c)
Running out side
d)
Eat Bananas
52.
Which of the following is not a source of carbohydrates?
a)
Oats
b)
Eggs
c)
Barley
d)
Pasta
53.
Protein can be obtained by which of these food items.
a)
Animal Meat
b)
Eggs
c)
Milk
d)
All The Above
54.
Which list below is the correct sensations for your touch senses.
a)
Pain, Pressure, Hot, Cold
b)
Pressure, Temperature, Pain, Wind
c)
Hot, Cold, Light, Rain
d)
Moisture, Light, Temperature, Pain
55.
Which of these are not a flavor receptor on your tongue?
a)
Umami
b)
Tangy
c)
Salty
d)
Bitter
56.
The study of food components and their use by the body to sustain life and health.
a)
Food Science
b)
Nutrition
c)
Food Processing
d)
Adulteration
57.
The study of the nature of food, the causes of deterioration, the principles of underlying food processing, and the improvement of foods.
a)
Food Science
b)
Nutrition
c)
Food Processing
d)
Adulteration
58.
Adding ingredients to food that may be toxic.
a)
Food Science
b)
Nutrition
c)
Food Processing
d)
Adulteration
59.
The path of food from the growth of raw product, through processing, preparation, and presentation, to the final consumer.
a)
Farm to Table
b)
Hydroponic Crops
c)
Food Analogs
d)
Cryogenic Liquids
60.
Produce grown with their roots suspended in liquid nutrient solutions.
a)
Farm to Table
b)
Hydroponic Crops
c)
Food Analogs
d)
Cryogenic Liquids
61.
It is a __ __ __ .
a)
ohe
b)
oeh
c)
hoe
d)
oho
62.
It is a pair of __ __ __ __ __ __ .
a)
golves
b)
gloves
c)
volges
d)
olgves
63.
An orange ____________ .
a)
watering can
b)
wheelbarrow
c)
shovel
d)
gloves
64.
This is a __________. 
a)
tower
b)
towel
c)
trawler
d)
trowel
65.

What does decomposition mean?

a)

Something breaking down.

b)

Something being made.

c)

The amount of different species in an area.

d)

Not harming the environment

66.
What goes in a compost?
a)
Plastic rubbish.
b)
Dirt.
c)
Plants.
d)
Left over plant or food scraps.
67.
What does irrigation mean?
a)
Putting fertiliser on the garden.
b)
Digging out weeds from the garden.
c)
Watering the garden.
d)
Trimming the plants of the garden.
68.
When seeds begin to sprout, we say they have...
a)
Grown.
b)
Germinated.
c)
Burst.
d)
Integrated.
69.
Hydroponic grown plants are grown in garden beds.
a)
True.
b)
False.
70.
Agriculture is....
a)
The study of gardens.
b)
The science behind plants.
c)
The study of growing things.
d)
The science behind farming.
71.
What is very important for plants to grow?
a)
Sunlight
b)
Sugar
c)
Wind
d)
Warmth
72.
Which is not part of the 3 ring model of Ag Education?
a)
Classroom
b)
Animals
c)
FFA
d)
SAE
73.
In what year was the Smith Hughes Act passed?
a)
1917
b)
1930
c)
1965
d)
1969
74.
What year were females first allowed in the FFA?
a)
1917
b)
1930
c)
1965
d)
1969
75.
what year were the official FFA Creed and Colors adopted?
a)
1917
b)
1930
c)
1965
d)
1969
76.
The rising sun is an important part of the FFA emblem because it represents:
a)
Agricultural knowledge & wisdom
b)
Agricultural opportunity & progress
c)
Hard work associated with agriscience
d)
National Scope of the FFA
77.
The part of the horticulture instructional program that provides opportunities to develop leadership, teamwork, citizenship, personal growth and career success is the:
a)
FFA
b)
Horticultural Knowledge
c)
Plant Nursery
d)
Supervised Agricultural Experience
78.
The plow reminds agricultural students and FFA members of what important principle?
a)
Common agricultural interest
b)
Knowledge is important to success
c)
National Scope of FFA
d)
Value of hard work
79.
National blue and Corn gold are the:
a)
FFA Emblem
b)
FFA Colors
c)
FFA Motto
d)
FFA Slogan
80.
What year were girls allowed in the FFA?
a)
1928
b)
1935
c)
1965
d)
1969
81.
What club was started for African American students interested in agriculture
a)
FFA
b)
Tarheel Farmers
c)
New Farmers of America
d)
Farm Boys
82.
What is the 1st degree students can get in High School?
a)
Greenhand
b)
Chapter
c)
State
d)
American
83.

producing and using plants to make outdoor environments more appealing

a)

landscape horticulture

b)

pomology

c)

horticulture

d)

floriculture

84.

the culture of plants for food, comfort, and beauty

a)

horticulture

b)

pomology

c)

floriculture

d)

olericulture

85.

the growing and using of plants for their beauty

a)

pomology

b)

landscape horticulture

c)

olericulture

d)

ornamental horticulture

86.

the growing, harvesting, storing, processing, and marketing of fruits and nuts

a)

ornamental horticulture

b)

horticulture

c)

olericulture

d)

pomology

87.

What is the function of the fruit for a plant

a)

Protect the seed

b)

Helps spread the seed

c)

Reproduction

d)

Anchors the plant

88.

What do the seeds do for the plant

a)

Becomes the new plant

b)

Reproduces

c)

Anchors the plant

d)

Absorbs nutrients