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Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 26mins
Successful embryo transfers MOST likely require the services of a/an:
Veterinarian
Herdsman
Nutritionist
Extension Agent
What education level is required to be a vet?
Associates Degree (2 year)
Bachelors Degree plus advanced degree & additional training
Bachelors Degree (4 year)
High School Diploma
Which career is responsible for shoeing horses feet?
Farrier
Farm hand
Nutritionist
Horse Vet
Which type of chicken is used for meat?
Bantam
Broiler
Layer
Turkey
Which breed of dairy cattle is the most popular, black & white, and has high milk production?
Guernsey
Brown Swiss
Jersey
Holstein
The Angus is best known for it's:
Black color and high quality meat.
Large calves and fast growth rate.
Hump and heat tolerance.
Large size and leaner meat.
American breeds developed by crossing the Braham from India with English breeds are bred to:
Improve meat quality.
increase milk production.
Increase heat tolerance.
Reduce the size of calves.
Purebred breeders use high-quality boars as a MAJOR way to:
Decrease the influence of marketing on prices.
Increase body fat on hogs.
Improve genetic makeup of one breed of swine.
Reduce hybrid vigor.
What is the MAJOR use for the Broad Breasted White?
Bantam show hens
Home egg production
Commercial turkey production
Meat production
The consumer demands hogs today that are:
Able to grow without being fed grain.
Good for soap production.
Fat type hogs that produce lard for cooking.
Lean type hogs for meat production.
An ancestor is a person...
that lives on a farm.
is an animal hunter.
related to you who lived long ago.
The best tool to use when trimming and shaping shrubbery is the:
chain saw
lopping shears
hedge shears
pruning shears
What is the best tool to cut large branches when pruning shrubs that are hard to reach?
bush axe
hedgeshears
chainsaw
lopping shears
The best tool to use when pruning small limbs to shape shrubbery is the:
floral scissors
pruning saw
pole pruner
pruning shears
The best tool to use when joining the woody part of one plant to the woody part of another plant asexually is:
lopping shears
tube cutter
grafting tool
pruning shears
What is this?
Pruning Shears
Chainsaw
Hedge Shears
Lopping Shears
What is this?
Pruning Shears
Hedge Shears
Pruning Loppers
Bulb Planter
What isWhat is this tool used for? this tool used for?What is thi
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What is this tool used for?l used for?s tool used for?
What is this tool used for?
preparing woody parts for grafting
determining soil temperatures
Cutting large branches when pruning shrubbery
sawing limbs from shrubbery and trees
Soil tubes obtain soil for testing while _____________ ____________ bore into soil to get samples.
Soil thermometer
Soil tube
Soil auger
Soil dipstick
__________ reduces the impact of water pressure on soil and plants
Watering Wand
Hose Bib
Water Breaker
Hozon Sprayer
Who studies the effects of the environment on animal life?
Producer
Breeder
Vet
Ecologist
If the air is badly polluted with sulfur dioxide, a widely used indicator species is used to detect it. That bio-indicator is:
E. coli
lichens
bacteria
viruses
Genetic engineering has been used to develop bacteria strains to convert solid waste from humans and livestock into:
Paper and tissue
Sugar and fuel
Salt and pepper
Wood and fiber
The land class that allows the MOST intensive use with the fewest limitations is
Class I
Class VI
Class VIII
Class IV
No area of U.S. land is more important to wildlife than
backyards
ponds
forests
wetlands
The top or surface layer of soil in a soil profile is the
A horizon
B horizon
C horizon
D horizon
How many compartments are found in the ruminant digestive system of a cow?
2
3
4
A breed of cattle that is red with a white face and raised primarily for beef production is:
Angus.
Brahman
Hereford
Duroc
Yorkshire
American Landrace
Hampshire
calle
Raising tilapia, trout, and catfish is called:
aquaculture
horticulture
agriculture
floraculture
Angus
Hereford
Charolais
Holstein
Yorkshire
Duroc
Potbelly
Hampshire
Angus
Holstein
Brown Swiss
Hereford
In what year did Florida join the FFA?
1928
1929
1935
1917
What are the colors of the National FFA?
Blue and Gold
Navy Blue and Corn Gold
National Blue and Corn Gold
Blue and Yellow
Florida's number one crop is?
Peas
Pumpkins
Citrus
Green beans
How much does Florida agriculture contribute to the U.S economy
1.34 million
1.34 billion
100,00 thousand
1 trillion
In ruminant animals, what part of the stomach is known as the "TRUE" stomach?
Omasum
Abomasum
Reticulum
Rumen
What industry grows trees and turns them into products?
Forestry
Agronomy
Horticulture
Aquaculture
Plants used for food, comfort, and beauty belong to which category?
Horticulture
Forestry
Agronomy
Aquaculture
Membership in FFA is traditionally limited to students who are
enrolled in Agriscience classes
enrolled at the school where the chapter is
plan to have a career in Agriscience
plan to go to college for Agriculture
Which is not something FFA teaches us?
Choices in Ag Careers
Leadership Development
Promote yourself above others
Promote Good Citizenship
What is the first line of the FFA motto?
Doing to learn
Learning to do
Living to serve
Earning to live
An example of a plant science career that belongs in any of the plant science areas is:
forage manager
entomologist
produce manager
florist
The purpose of petals on flowers is to:
attract insects for pollen
support the stamen
store food
hide the plant from animals
Within the FFA symbol there are several elements. Which one symbolizes the Advisor?
corn
owl
plow
sunrise
Within the FFA symbol there are several elements. Which one symbolizes labor and tillage of the soil?
corn
owl
plow
eagle
Three taps of the gavel signals the members to
Say the pledge
Rise
Be Seated
Vote
To end the meeting is to....
Lay on the Table
Take from the Table
Postpone
Adjourn
Who prepares the minutes for the meeting?
The president
The Vice President
The Secretary
The Treasurer
The first degree earned in the FFA?
Discovery
American
Greenhand
Chapter
What did John Deere invent?
steel moldboard plow
Tractor
crop rotation system
combine
