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Eggs 101 Project -- Review Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Besides color, there is a difference between brown eggs and white eggs.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

With commercial hens, their coloring determines the egg color.

a)

False

b)

True

3.

Egg formation takes about...

a)

2 to 4 hours

b)

12 to 16 hours

c)

24 to 26 hours

d)

36 hours

4.

The shell of an egg is not solid.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

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

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The albumen is also called the egg yolk.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

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

a)

Grading

b)

Sizing

c)

Candling

d)

Inspecting

8.

Chickens will not lay eggs in the...

a)

Light

b)

Dark

c)

Daytime

d)

Cage

9.

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

a)

the animal that laid the egg.

b)

the circumference of the egg.

c)

the average weight of a dozen eggs.

d)

the minimum weight of a dozen eggs.

10.
If the hen has dark ______ and ___________ ear lobes, it will lay __________ eggs.
a)
Dark, red and white
b)
Dark, red and brown
c)
Red, brown and white
11.
Eggs contain the lowest quality protein of all foods.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Compared to other hens, single-comb White Leghorns reach egg laying maturity __________
a)
Late
b)
Early
c)
In the Spring
d)
After the first full moon
13.
The albumen contains just over half of the egg's protein.
a)
True
b)
False
14.

The size of the air cell is used for grading.

a)

True

b)

False

15.
The names of original brown egg laying breed include ____________ and _____________ and ___________. (3 types)
a)
Rhode Island Red, New Hampshire, Plymouth Rock
b)
White, brown, black
c)
Brown, red and black
d)
Cochins, Black Rock, Holsteins
16.
The color of the yolk depends on how much daylight the hen sees.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
The dense, shock-absorbing layer of the egg is called the ________.
a)
Yolk
b)
Shell
c)
Albumen
d)
Sac
18.
Eggs are popular because they are ________ with no __________.
a)
Expensive, Nutrition
b)
Natural, Hormones
c)
Cheap, taste
d)
Tasty, no flavor
19.
Eggs come in their own convenient ______________.
a)
Shell
b)
Packaging
c)
Backpack
d)
Flavor
20.
The egg shell is made up of ______________   ___________. (2 words)
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
calcium chloride
c)
carbon monoxide
d)
calcium carbonate