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Agriscience AEST Study Guide

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Successful embryo transfers MOST likely require the services of a/an:

a)

Veterinarian

b)

Herdsman

c)

Nutritionist

d)

Extension Agent

2.

What education level is required to be a vet?

a)

Associates Degree (2 year)

b)

Bachelors Degree plus advanced degree & additional training

c)

Bachelors Degree (4 year)

d)

High School Diploma

3.

Which career is responsible for shoeing horses feet?

a)

Farrier

b)

Farm hand

c)

Nutritionist

d)

Horse Vet

4.

Which type of chicken is used for meat?

a)

Bantam

b)

Broiler

c)

Layer

d)

Turkey

5.

Which breed of dairy cattle is the most popular, black & white, and has high milk production?

a)

Guernsey

b)

Brown Swiss

c)

Jersey

d)

Holstein

6.

The Angus is best known for it's:

a)

Black color and high quality meat.

b)

Large calves and fast growth rate.

c)

Hump and heat tolerance.

d)

Large size and leaner meat.

7.

American breeds developed by crossing the Braham from India with English breeds are bred to:

a)

Improve meat quality.

b)

increase milk production.

c)

Increase heat tolerance.

d)

Reduce the size of calves.

8.

Purebred breeders use high-quality boars as a MAJOR way to:

a)

Decrease the influence of marketing on prices.

b)

Increase body fat on hogs.

c)

Improve genetic makeup of one breed of swine.

d)

Reduce hybrid vigor.

9.

What is the MAJOR use for the Broad Breasted White?

a)

Bantam show hens

b)

Home egg production

c)

Commercial turkey production

d)

Meat production

10.

The consumer demands hogs today that are:

a)

Able to grow without being fed grain.

b)

Good for soap production.

c)

Fat type hogs that produce lard for cooking.

d)

Lean type hogs for meat production.

11.

An ancestor is a person...

a)

that lives on a farm.

b)

is an animal hunter.

c)

related to you who lived long ago.

12.

The best tool to use when trimming and shaping shrubbery is the:

a)

chain saw

b)

lopping shears

c)

hedge shears

d)

pruning shears

13.

What is the best tool to cut large branches when pruning shrubs that are hard to reach?

a)

bush axe

b)

hedgeshears

c)

chainsaw

d)

lopping shears

14.

The best tool to use when pruning small limbs to shape shrubbery is the:

a)

floral scissors

b)

pruning saw

c)

pole pruner

d)

pruning shears

15.

The best tool to use when joining the woody part of one plant to the woody part of another plant asexually is:

a)

lopping shears

b)

tube cutter

c)

grafting tool

d)

pruning shears

16.

What is this?

a)

Pruning Shears

b)

Chainsaw

c)

Hedge Shears

d)

Lopping Shears

17.

What is this?

a)

Pruning Shears

b)

Hedge Shears

c)

Pruning Loppers

d)

Bulb Planter

18.

 

 

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Wha 

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What is this tool used for?l used for?s tool used for? 

What is this tool used for?

a)

preparing woody parts for grafting

b)

determining soil temperatures

c)

Cutting large branches when pruning shrubbery

d)

sawing limbs from shrubbery and trees

19.

Soil tubes obtain soil for testing while _____________ ____________ bore into soil to get samples.

a)

Soil thermometer

b)

Soil tube

c)

Soil auger

d)

Soil dipstick

20.

__________ reduces the impact of water pressure on soil and plants

a)

Watering Wand

b)

Hose Bib

c)

Water Breaker

d)

Hozon Sprayer

21.

Who studies the effects of the environment on animal life?

a)

Producer

b)

Breeder

c)

Vet

d)

Ecologist

22.

 If the air is badly polluted with sulfur dioxide, a widely used indicator species is used to detect it. That bio-indicator is:

a)

E. coli

b)

lichens

c)

bacteria

d)

viruses

23.

 Genetic engineering has been used to develop bacteria strains to convert solid waste from humans and livestock into:

a)

Paper and tissue

b)

Sugar and fuel

c)

Salt and pepper

d)

Wood and fiber

24.

The land class that allows the MOST intensive use with the fewest limitations is

a)

Class I

b)

Class VI

c)

Class VIII

d)

Class IV

25.

No area of U.S. land is more important to wildlife than

a)

backyards

b)

ponds

c)

forests

d)

wetlands

26.

The top or surface layer of soil in a soil profile is the

a)

A horizon

b)

B horizon

c)

C horizon

d)

D horizon

27.

How many compartments are found in the ruminant digestive system of a cow?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

28.

A breed of cattle that is red with a white face and raised primarily for beef production is:

a)

Angus.

b)

Brahman

c)

Hereford

29.
a)

Duroc

b)

Yorkshire

c)

American Landrace

d)

Hampshire

30.

calle 

Raising tilapia, trout, and catfish is called:

a)

aquaculture

b)

horticulture

c)

agriculture

d)

floraculture

31.
a)

Angus

b)

Hereford

c)

Charolais

d)

Holstein

32.
a)

Yorkshire

b)

Duroc

c)

Potbelly

d)

Hampshire

33.
a)

Angus

b)

Holstein

c)

Brown Swiss

d)

Hereford

34.

In what year did Florida join the FFA?

a)

1928

b)

1929

c)

1935

d)

1917

35.

What are the colors of the National FFA?

a)

Blue and Gold

b)

Navy Blue and Corn Gold

c)

National Blue and Corn Gold

d)

Blue and Yellow

36.

Florida's number one crop is?

a)

Peas

b)

Pumpkins

c)

Citrus

d)

Green beans

37.

How much does Florida agriculture contribute to the U.S economy

a)

1.34 million

b)

1.34 billion

c)

100,00 thousand

d)

1 trillion

38.

In ruminant animals, what part of the stomach is known as the "TRUE" stomach?

a)

Omasum

b)

Abomasum

c)

Reticulum

d)

Rumen

39.

What industry grows trees and turns them into products?

a)

Forestry

b)

Agronomy

c)

Horticulture

d)

Aquaculture

40.

 

Plants used for food, comfort, and beauty belong to which category?

a)

Horticulture

b)

Forestry

c)

Agronomy

d)

Aquaculture

41.

Membership in FFA is traditionally limited to students who are

a)

enrolled in Agriscience classes

b)

enrolled at the school where the chapter is

c)

plan to have a career in Agriscience

d)

plan to go to college for Agriculture

42.

Which is not something FFA teaches us?

a)

Choices in Ag Careers

b)

Leadership Development

c)

Promote yourself above others

d)

Promote Good Citizenship

43.

What is the first line of the FFA motto?

a)

Doing to learn

b)

Learning to do

c)

Living to serve

d)

Earning to live

44.

An example of a plant science career that belongs in any of the plant science areas is:

a)

forage manager

b)

entomologist

c)

produce manager

d)

florist

45.

The purpose of petals on flowers is to:

a)

attract insects for pollen

b)

support the stamen

c)

store food

d)

hide the plant from animals

46.

Within the FFA symbol there are several elements. Which one symbolizes the Advisor?

a)

corn

b)

owl

c)

plow

d)

sunrise

47.

Within the FFA symbol there are several elements. Which one symbolizes labor and tillage of the soil?

a)

corn

b)

owl

c)

plow

d)

eagle

48.

Three taps of the gavel signals the members to

a)

Say the pledge

b)

Rise

c)

Be Seated

d)

Vote

49.

To end the meeting is to....

a)

Lay on the Table

b)

Take from the Table

c)

Postpone

d)

Adjourn

50.

Who prepares the minutes for the meeting?

a)

The president

b)

The Vice President

c)

The Secretary

d)

The Treasurer

51.

The first degree earned in the FFA?

a)

Discovery

b)

American

c)

Greenhand

d)

Chapter

52.

What did John Deere invent?

a)

steel moldboard plow

b)

Tractor

c)

crop rotation system

d)

combine