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Ag Systems Study Guide

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a benefit humans gain from agriculture?

a)

Food

b)

Fiber

c)

Natural Resources

d)

Diamonds

2.

What percent of the US population currently farms?

a)

20%

b)

50%

c)

2%

d)

15%

3.

Which of the following is NOT a Florida Commodity?

a)

Oranges

b)

Sugar Cane

c)

Potatoes

d)

Sweet Corn

4.

Who is responsible for the invention of the Cotton Gin?

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

Cyrus McCormick

c)

John Deere

d)

George Washington Carver

5.

What is the purpose of the Cotton Gin?

a)

Remove seed from cotton

b)

Cutting Wheat

c)

Allows transport of meat

d)

Stores a large amount of grian

6.

What is the purpose of the The Reaper?

a)

Remove seed from cotton

b)

Cutting Wheat

c)

Allows transport of meat

d)

Stores a large amount of grian

7.

What did the invention of the refrigerated boxcar allow for??

a)

Remove seed from cotton

b)

Cutting Wheat

c)

Allows transport of meat

d)

Stores a large amount of grian

8.

What is the purpose of the Grain Elevator?

a)

Remove seed from cotton

b)

Cutting Wheat

c)

Allows transport of meat

d)

Stores a large amount of grain

9.

Who invented the Reaper?

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

Cyrus McCormick

c)

George Washington Carver

d)

John Wayne

10.

Which invention is pictured?

a)

Refriderated boxcar

b)

Gas Tractotr

c)

Milking Machine

d)

Grain Elevator

11.

What invention ended the era of unrestricted, open range grazing?

a)

Horse Trailers

b)

Round Rolls of Hay

c)

Barbed Wire

d)

Electric Fence

12.

Who invented the plow?

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

John Deere

c)

John Wayne

d)

George Bush

13.

What invention allowed for the transportation of meat to be stored for extended periods and be transported across the country?

a)

Grian elevator

b)

Steam Tractor

c)

Gas Tractor

d)

Refrigerated Boxcar

14.

Which of the following is NOT a belief of an animal rights activist?

a)

Animals should not be used for personal gain.

b)

Animals have rights equal to humans

c)

Animals should be used for food.

d)

Animals are not ours to use for clothing or experimentation.

15.

Which one of the following is NOT believed to be a basic need by those whos align with Animal Welfare.

a)

Food

b)

Water

c)

Comfort

d)

Indoor housing

16.

Which one of the following is an Animal Rights Activist Group?

a)

EPA

b)

USDA

c)

PETA

d)

FFA

17.

What activity would an animal rights activist most likely support?

a)

Circus

b)

free range poultry

c)

hunting

d)

petting zoo

18.

What is pasteurization of milk?

a)

heating milk to kill harmful bacteria that could cause human illnesses.

b)

Vaccinating cattle to prevent zoonosis.

c)

Flavoring it with strawberry flavors.

d)

Removing fat globules.

19.

What is homogenization of milk?

a)

heating milk to kill harmful bacteria that could cause human illnesses.

b)

breaking up fat particles within milk and dispersing them uniformly.

c)

Flavoring it with strawberry flavors.

d)

Removing fat globules.

20.

What products fall into Class I milk?

a)

Milk we drink.

b)

Soft dairy products like yogurt

c)

Cheese

d)

Butter

21.

What products fall into Class II milk?

a)

Milk we drink.

b)

Soft dairy products like yogurt

c)

Cheese

d)

Butter

22.

What products fall into Class III milk?

a)

Milk we drink.

b)

Soft dairy products like yogurt

c)

Cheese

d)

Butter

23.

What products fall into Class IV milk?

a)

Milk we drink.

b)

Soft dairy products like yogurt

c)

Cheese

d)

Butter

24.

What term is used to describe cattle?

a)

Bovine

b)

Equine

c)

Porcine

d)

Ovine

25.

What term is used to describe a mature female bovine?

a)

Cow

b)

Heifer

c)

Sow

d)

Steer

26.

Which of the following is a heifer?

a)

young female bovine who has not given birth

b)

A young female bovine who has not grown molars yet

c)

A young female pig that has not given birth

d)

A young female horse who has not given birth yet

27.

Which of the following would be required to reproduce more cows?

a)

Bull

b)

Steer

c)

Sow

d)

Barrow

28.

What term is used for when cows give birth?

a)

Calving

b)

Farrowing

c)

Gilting

d)

Whelping

29.

What identification method uses a gentle press of a heated number or symbol on the animal's body. Usually done when animals are really young or before they are weaned.

a)

Branding

b)

Tattoo

c)

Ear Notching

d)

Ear Tagging

30.

What identification method punches small holes and fill with ink in the form of letters or numbers?

a)

Ear Notching

b)

Tattoo

c)

Ear Tagging

d)

Leg Banding

31.

What breeding method reproduces sexually under natural conditions?

a)

Natural Breeding

b)

Artificial Insemination

c)

Embryo Transfer

d)

Upgrading

32.

Which breeding method introduces semen from a female into the sex organs of a female by other than natural means.

a)

Natural Breeding

b)

Embryo Transfer

c)

Selective Breeding

d)

Artificial Insemination

33.

Which of the following breeding methods uses the procedure of taking an embryo from one female and implanting it into another female?

a)

Flushing

b)

Embryo Transfer

c)

Artificial Insemnation

d)

IVF

34.

What digestive system has four compartments to the stomach?

a)

Monogastric

b)

Hindgut Fermenter

c)

Ruminant

d)

Monogastric with Enlarged Cecum

35.

What is a diseases that can be transferred between animals and humans?

a)

zoonosis

b)

contagious

c)

virus

d)

influenza

36.

Who grows the crops or raises the animals for human consumption?

a)

a) producer

b)

b) processor

c)

c) transporter

d)

d) marketer

37.

Who cans, cooks, freezes, or otherwise prepares a food for consumption?

a)

a) producer

b)

b) processor

c)

c) transporter

d)

d) marketer

38.

Who is responsible for moving products around the country?

a)

a) producer

b)

b) processor

c)

c) transporter

d)

d) marketer

39.

Who is responsible for convincing people to buy products?

a)

a) producer

b)

b) processor

c)

c) transporter

d)

d) marketer

40.

Who ultimately uses a good or service?

a)

a) consumer

b)

b) processor

c)

c) transporter

d)

d) marketer

41.

Which is NOT a condition that encourages bacteria growth on food?

a)

a) Oxygen

b)

b) Time

c)

c) Temperature

d)

d) Fat

42.

In FAT TOM, what does the A represent?

a)

a) Alkaline

b)

b) Acidity

c)

c) Neutrality

d)

d) Avoid

43.

What is the danger zone for time when thinking of food safety?

a)

a) two hours

b)

b) ten minutes

c)

c) twenty minutes

d)

d) one hour