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Foundations Certification

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The best term to describe the application of scientific principles and new technologies to agriculture is

a)

Agribusiness

b)

Renewable Natural Resources

c)

Farming

d)

Agriscience

2.

Harmful insects, rodents, and diseases are all referred to as

a)

Animals

b)

Pl;ants

c)

Pests

d)

Parasites

3.

Agriscience encompasses

a)

Wildlife and Fish

b)

Ornamental Plants and Trees

c)

Farms and Agribusiness

d)

All the About and More

4.

Bio means

a)

a study of

b)

life

c)

three

d)

science

5.

The person providing the foundation for scientific study of heredity was

a)

Gregor Johann Mendel

b)

George Washington Carver

c)

Joseph Glidden

d)

Thomas Jefferson

6.

Genetic Engeneering can be done to change

a)

animals

b)

microorganisms

c)

plants

d)

all the above

7.

Conducting an activity in the daily routine of our society is said to be

a)

Laboratory Experience

b)

Real-World Experience

c)

Simulation

d)

Supervised Occupational Experience

8.

Which is not a purpose or benefit of a SAE project

a)

Becoming established in an Agriscience Occupation

b)

Permit early graduation

c)

Permit individualized instruction

d)

Provide educational and practical experience

9.

What are the three main components of a speech?

a)

Introduction, body, conclusion

b)

introduction, conclusion, summary

c)

body, conclusion, summary

d)

Introduction, body, summary

10.

What does CDE stand for?

a)

Leadership Development Event

b)

Career Development Event

c)

Caring Daily for the Environment

d)

Cost Deduction Effects

11.

How many gavel taps start a meeting

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

12.

Who invented the Cotton Gin

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

John Deer

c)

George Washington Carver

d)

Cyrus McCormick

13.

Air is

a)

78% argon

b)

21% Nitrogen

c)

21% Oxygen

d)

10% Carbon Dioxide

14.

Chemicals used to kill insects are called

a)

Pests

b)

Pesticides

c)

Pollutants

d)

Toxic Materials

15.

The buildup of heat resulting from sunlight passing through glass adn heating trapped air in the interior area is called

a)

The Greenhouse Effect

b)

Infrared Energy

c)

Radiation

d)

Ultraviolet

16.

A product of decaying plant or animal matter is

a)

Chlorofluorocarbons

b)

Methane

c)

Nitrous Oxide

d)

Ozone

17.

Which of the elements listed has the highest % in the air we breath?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon Monoxide

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Carbon Dioxide

18.

What organization regulates air quality?

a)

USDA

b)

EPA

c)

FDA

d)

OSHA

19.

Groundwater that is available for plant root absorption is called

a)

Capillary

b)

Free

c)

Gravitational

d)

Hygroscopic

20.

Improvement of water quality can be achieved by

a)

Appropriate use of water

b)

Careful water storage and handling

c)

Proper Land Management

d)

All the above

21.

The land class with the fewest limitations is

a)

Class I

b)

Class III

c)

Class VI

d)

Class Viii

22.

The horizon that is most supportive of plant growth is

a)

Horizon O

b)

Horizon A

c)

Horizon B

d)

Horizon C

23.

The scientific management of forests is

a)

Silviculture

b)

Aboriculture

c)

Pomology

d)

Olericulture

24.

The most important commercial species of trees in the United States are

a)

Oak

b)

Douglas Fir

c)

Redwood

d)

Walnut

25.

The control practice that relies on the introduction of parasites and predators is

a)

Cultural

b)

Chemical

c)

Biological

d)

Host Resistance

26.

A threshhold level is also known as the

a)

Pesticide Residue

b)

Control Program

c)

Degree of Pest Control

d)

Pest Concentration

27.

A pesticide used to control diseases

a)

Fungicide

b)

Nematacide

c)

Insecticide

d)

Acaricide

28.

The primary function of the root is to

a)

make sure that the plant will grow

b)

anchor the plant and supply water and nutrients

c)

ensure that the plnat can be propagated

d)

hold up the stem of the plnat and provide propatation material

29.

The part of horticulture that has to do with the production of vegetables is called

a)

Viticulture

b)

Olericulture

c)

Floriculture

d)

Pomology

30.

What nutrient's percentage is reflected by the first number in the analysis of a fertilizer

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Calcium

c)

Phosphoric Acid

d)

Potash

31.

The most important grain crop in the world is

a)

corn

b)

wheat

c)

rice

d)

barley

32.

An example of genetic control of pests is

a)

plantina a crop when insects are not present

b)

releasing sterile male insects

c)

genetically altering a plant so that insects that eat it will die

d)

planting a variety of a crop that grows more rapidly than the weeds do.

33.

Which of the following is not considered an environmental factor when growing indoor plants

a)

Weather

b)

Light

c)

Temperature

d)

Humidity

34.

Improvement of water quality can be achieved by

a)

appropriate use of water

b)

careful water storage and handling

c)

proper land management

d)

all the above

35.

The raising and selling of wildlife for hunting is an example of what type of relationship between humans and wildlife.

a)

Biological

b)

Recreational

c)

Social

d)

Commercial

36.

Forage that is cut an allowerd to dry to 40% - 55% moisture before storing is called

a)

silage

b)

haylage

c)

hay

d)

cubes

37.

Interior planscaping is a career area in which area of horticulture

a)

Agronomy

b)

Floricutlure

c)

Forestry

d)

Arboriculture

38.

Which irrigation practice will develp a deeper, more extensive root system?

a)

Frequent and light application

b)

Infrequent and heavy application

c)

Frequent and heavy application

d)

Infrequent and light application

39.

An animal that lives and feeds on other animals is

a)

Parasite

b)

Disease

c)

Vaccination

d)

Host

40.

The gestation period is

a)

Length of pregnancy

b)

Time during which an animla is in heat

c)

Period when an animal is fertile

d)

Time it takes the egg to mature

41.

Single-Cell Division

a)

Meiosis

b)

Parturition

c)

Mitosis

d)

Estrus

42.

The phenotype of an individual is

a)

What a gene looks like

b)

The physical appearance

c)

the type of the animal

d)

The expected production

43.

Mating of an animal of one breed to an animal of another breed is

a)

pure breeding

b)

grading up

c)

crossbreeding

d)

outcrossing

44.

Honeybees account for about ___ percent of all insect pollination.

a)

20

b)

40

c)

60

d)

80

45.

The __- breed of chicken is the founcation of nearly all types of laying hens.

a)

Cornish

b)

Pekin

c)

Leghorn

d)

Game

46.

The most popular breed of dairy cattle in the United States is

a)

Jersey

b)

Ayrshire

c)

Brown Swiss

d)

Holstein

47.

The Environmental Protection Agency requires that Material Safety Data Sheets be available for all chemicals in the workplace

a)

True

b)

False

48.

What cell organelle ultimately controls the cell's metabolism, growth, and reproduction?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitocondria

c)

Lysome

d)

Golgi Apparatus

49.

Feed taken in by poultry first goes to the ____, where it is softened by slaiva and secretions from the walls.

a)

Stomach

b)

Esophagus

c)

Gizzard

d)

Crop

50.

The key to absorption is the small finger like projections on the walls of the intestine called

a)

Sugars

b)

Hairs

c)

Villi

d)

Fatty Acids

51.

What are groups of animals that can digest large quantities of roughage in their digestive systems?

a)

Ruminants

b)

Nonruminants

52.

The ___ is called the true stomach of a ruminant

a)

Rumen

b)

Abomasum

c)

Reticulum

d)

Omasum

53.

What are high fiber feeds such as hay, silage and pasture called?

a)

Grain

b)

Supplements

c)

Roughages

d)

Vitamins

54.

Feed particles in poultry are crushed and mixed with digestive juices by the ___________

a)

Crop

b)

Espohagus

c)

Stomach

d)

Gizzard

55.

In which animal is the papilla a reproductive organ?

a)

Horses

b)

Sheep

c)

Poultry

d)

Cattle

56.

The science of altering genetic and reproductive porcesses in animals and plants is called

a)

Mad Science

b)

Agricultural Biotechnology

c)

Veterinary Science

d)

Horticulture

57.

A infertile female calf that was born as a twin to a bull calf

a)

Heifer

b)

Calf

c)

Freemartin

d)

Stag

58.

Bangs Disease is another name for

a)

Tuberculosis

b)

Vibriosis

c)

Brucellosis

d)

Mad Cow Disease

59.

The placing of sperm in the feamle reproductive tract by other than natural means

a)

Fertilization

b)

Superovulation

c)

Flushing

d)

Artificial Insemination

60.

What is the period of time when a female will accept the male for breeding?

a)

Gestation

b)

Conception

c)

Estrus

d)

Parturition