WorksheetsFoundations Certification
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 29mins
The best term to describe the application of scientific principles and new technologies to agriculture is
Agribusiness
Renewable Natural Resources
Farming
Agriscience
Harmful insects, rodents, and diseases are all referred to as
Animals
Pl;ants
Pests
Parasites
Agriscience encompasses
Wildlife and Fish
Ornamental Plants and Trees
Farms and Agribusiness
All the About and More
Bio means
a study of
life
three
science
The person providing the foundation for scientific study of heredity was
Gregor Johann Mendel
George Washington Carver
Joseph Glidden
Thomas Jefferson
Genetic Engeneering can be done to change
animals
microorganisms
plants
all the above
Conducting an activity in the daily routine of our society is said to be
Laboratory Experience
Real-World Experience
Simulation
Supervised Occupational Experience
Which is not a purpose or benefit of a SAE project
Becoming established in an Agriscience Occupation
Permit early graduation
Permit individualized instruction
Provide educational and practical experience
What are the three main components of a speech?
Introduction, body, conclusion
introduction, conclusion, summary
body, conclusion, summary
Introduction, body, summary
What does CDE stand for?
Leadership Development Event
Career Development Event
Caring Daily for the Environment
Cost Deduction Effects
How many gavel taps start a meeting
one
two
three
four
Who invented the Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney
John Deer
George Washington Carver
Cyrus McCormick
Air is
78% argon
21% Nitrogen
21% Oxygen
10% Carbon Dioxide
Chemicals used to kill insects are called
Pests
Pesticides
Pollutants
Toxic Materials
The buildup of heat resulting from sunlight passing through glass adn heating trapped air in the interior area is called
The Greenhouse Effect
Infrared Energy
Radiation
Ultraviolet
A product of decaying plant or animal matter is
Chlorofluorocarbons
Methane
Nitrous Oxide
Ozone
Which of the elements listed has the highest % in the air we breath?
Oxygen
Carbon Monoxide
Nitrogen
Carbon Dioxide
What organization regulates air quality?
USDA
EPA
FDA
OSHA
Groundwater that is available for plant root absorption is called
Capillary
Free
Gravitational
Hygroscopic
Improvement of water quality can be achieved by
Appropriate use of water
Careful water storage and handling
Proper Land Management
All the above
The land class with the fewest limitations is
Class I
Class III
Class VI
Class Viii
The horizon that is most supportive of plant growth is
Horizon O
Horizon A
Horizon B
Horizon C
The scientific management of forests is
Silviculture
Aboriculture
Pomology
Olericulture
The most important commercial species of trees in the United States are
Oak
Douglas Fir
Redwood
Walnut
The control practice that relies on the introduction of parasites and predators is
Cultural
Chemical
Biological
Host Resistance
A threshhold level is also known as the
Pesticide Residue
Control Program
Degree of Pest Control
Pest Concentration
A pesticide used to control diseases
Fungicide
Nematacide
Insecticide
Acaricide
The primary function of the root is to
make sure that the plant will grow
anchor the plant and supply water and nutrients
ensure that the plnat can be propagated
hold up the stem of the plnat and provide propatation material
The part of horticulture that has to do with the production of vegetables is called
Viticulture
Olericulture
Floriculture
Pomology
What nutrient's percentage is reflected by the first number in the analysis of a fertilizer
Nitrogen
Calcium
Phosphoric Acid
Potash
The most important grain crop in the world is
corn
wheat
rice
barley
An example of genetic control of pests is
plantina a crop when insects are not present
releasing sterile male insects
genetically altering a plant so that insects that eat it will die
planting a variety of a crop that grows more rapidly than the weeds do.
Which of the following is not considered an environmental factor when growing indoor plants
Weather
Light
Temperature
Humidity
Improvement of water quality can be achieved by
appropriate use of water
careful water storage and handling
proper land management
all the above
The raising and selling of wildlife for hunting is an example of what type of relationship between humans and wildlife.
Biological
Recreational
Social
Commercial
Forage that is cut an allowerd to dry to 40% - 55% moisture before storing is called
silage
haylage
hay
cubes
Interior planscaping is a career area in which area of horticulture
Agronomy
Floricutlure
Forestry
Arboriculture
Which irrigation practice will develp a deeper, more extensive root system?
Frequent and light application
Infrequent and heavy application
Frequent and heavy application
Infrequent and light application
An animal that lives and feeds on other animals is
Parasite
Disease
Vaccination
Host
The gestation period is
Length of pregnancy
Time during which an animla is in heat
Period when an animal is fertile
Time it takes the egg to mature
Single-Cell Division
Meiosis
Parturition
Mitosis
Estrus
The phenotype of an individual is
What a gene looks like
The physical appearance
the type of the animal
The expected production
Mating of an animal of one breed to an animal of another breed is
pure breeding
grading up
crossbreeding
outcrossing
Honeybees account for about ___ percent of all insect pollination.
20
40
60
80
The __- breed of chicken is the founcation of nearly all types of laying hens.
Cornish
Pekin
Leghorn
Game
The most popular breed of dairy cattle in the United States is
Jersey
Ayrshire
Brown Swiss
Holstein
The Environmental Protection Agency requires that Material Safety Data Sheets be available for all chemicals in the workplace
True
False
What cell organelle ultimately controls the cell's metabolism, growth, and reproduction?
Nucleus
Mitocondria
Lysome
Golgi Apparatus
Feed taken in by poultry first goes to the ____, where it is softened by slaiva and secretions from the walls.
Stomach
Esophagus
Gizzard
Crop
The key to absorption is the small finger like projections on the walls of the intestine called
Sugars
Hairs
Villi
Fatty Acids
What are groups of animals that can digest large quantities of roughage in their digestive systems?
Ruminants
Nonruminants
The ___ is called the true stomach of a ruminant
Rumen
Abomasum
Reticulum
Omasum
What are high fiber feeds such as hay, silage and pasture called?
Grain
Supplements
Roughages
Vitamins
Feed particles in poultry are crushed and mixed with digestive juices by the ___________
Crop
Espohagus
Stomach
Gizzard
In which animal is the papilla a reproductive organ?
Horses
Sheep
Poultry
Cattle
The science of altering genetic and reproductive porcesses in animals and plants is called
Mad Science
Agricultural Biotechnology
Veterinary Science
Horticulture
A infertile female calf that was born as a twin to a bull calf
Heifer
Calf
Freemartin
Stag
Bangs Disease is another name for
Tuberculosis
Vibriosis
Brucellosis
Mad Cow Disease
The placing of sperm in the feamle reproductive tract by other than natural means
Fertilization
Superovulation
Flushing
Artificial Insemination
What is the period of time when a female will accept the male for breeding?
Gestation
Conception
Estrus
Parturition
