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WorksheetsPoultry Quiz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 3mins
Egg yolks are one of the few foods that provide a natural source of ______.
Calcium
Vitamin D
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
An average hen lays _____ eggs a year.
100 - 150
150 - 200
200 - 275
300 - 325
Eggs contain ______, a nutrient that helps maintain brain cell membranes. It's importance to fetal brain development makes eating eggs part of a healthy diet for pregnant women.
Choline
Nutrine
Pholine
Elastine
How can farmers see inside an egg without cracking it?
Microscope
Candling
Hand Lens
They Can't
Eggs are especially high in ________.
Cholesterol
Protein
Fat
Carbohydrates
Which of the following is not a culinary role of eggs?
Leaven
Thicken
Bind
Dehydrate
Egg sizes are determined by _____ and ______.
Hen Age and Breed
Hen Age and Color
Hen Personality and Breed
Hen Color and Personality
Sometimes eggs are spot-checked by the _____
NAACP
USDA
FFA
NFL
Which of the following is not a requirement for healthy hens?
Fresh Air
Food
Water
Humidity
Egg laying chickens are called____
Hens
Roosters
Chicks
Cockerel
What do you call a young female chicken?
Pullet
Mullet
Foal
Heifer
Egg protein is of such high quality that it is often used as the standard by which other protein foods are measured.
True
False
Hens are ready to lay eggs around ______ months of age.
3
6
9
12
The most common eggs come from the _______.
Rhode Island Red
Single-Comb Leghorn
Easter Eggers
Plymouth Rock
Egg farmers select strong healthy birds with good egg-laying records and genetics that help with things like disease resistance.
True
False
Regardless of shell color, all eggs have the same genetic makeup and _______ value.
Monetary
Nutritional
Economic
The ______ color of a hen is another way to determine eggshell color.
Earlobe
Foot
Beak
Skin
Almost ____ of the egg’s protein is in the yolk.
All
None
Half
