WorksheetsAg Science MidTerm Exam
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
What year was the National FFA Organization founded?
1928
1933
1917
1944
What act established vocational agriculture classes in high schools?
Smith-Hughes Act
Morrill Act
Homestead Act
Hatch Act
What are the official FFA colors?
National blue and corn gold
Blue and gold
Navy and maize
Royal blue and wheat yellow
What is the FFA motto?
Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve
Premier Leadership, Personal Growth, Career Success
Developing Leaders for Tomorrow
Hands-on Learning for Agriculture
What is the highest degree an FFA member can earn?
American FFA Degree
State FFA Degree
Chapter FFA Degree
Greenhand Degree
What symbol on the FFA emblem represents unity?
Ear of corn
Rising sun
Plow
Owl
What symbol on the FFA emblem represents progress?
Rising sun
Plow
Eagle
Cross-section of corn
What symbol on the FFA emblem represents knowledge and wisdom?
Owl
Plow
Eagle
Corn
What is the FFA salute?
Pledge of Allegiance
FFA Creed
National Anthem
Motto
Who wrote the FFA Creed?
E.M. Tiffany
Henry Groseclose
Leslie Applegate
Harvey Owen Sargent
What are the three components of agricultural education?
Classroom/Laboratory, FFA, SAE
Classroom, SAE, Shop
FFA, Career Development, Farm
Instruction, Experience, Skills
What does SAE stand for?
Supervised Agricultural Experience
Student Agricultural Education
Supervised Agri-Employment
State Agricultural Event
What is agriculture?
The science and business of producing food, fiber, and natural resources
The study of soil only
Raising animals
Planting trees
What is an agribusiness?
A business related to agriculture
A small farm
A type of crop
A government agency
What is a commodity?
A raw agricultural product that can be bought or sold
A farm machine
A government subsidy
A processed good
What percentage of Americans work directly in production agriculture?
About 2%
About 10%
About 25%
About 50%
What is the primary purpose of agriculture?
To produce food, fiber, and fuel
To grow trees
To conserve wildlife
To make fertilizers
Which career pathway involves working with living plants and soil?
Plant Systems
Agribusiness Systems
Power, Structural & Technical Systems
Natural Resources Systems
Which agricultural sector uses mechanics, engineering, and technology?
Power, Structural, and Technical Systems
Plant Systems
Food Products & Processing Systems
Environmental Service Systems
What is biotechnology?
The use of living organisms to make products or improve plants and animals
The study of ecosystems
The practice of farming
The study of machines
What are natural resources?
Materials provided by nature used by humans
Products made in factories
Man-made chemicals
Fossil fuels only
What is the main goal of sustainable agriculture?
To meet current needs without harming future generations
To increase pesticide use
To clear land for cities
To eliminate small farms
What is agriscience?
The application of science to agriculture
The study of chemistry
The use of tractors
The marketing of crops
What is the purpose of the FFA?
To develop leadership, personal growth, and career success
To promote sportsmanship
To train only farmers
To manage farms
What is soil?
The top layer of the Earth's surface that supports plant growth
Decomposed rock only
Organic matter only
Fertilizer
What are the three main soil particle sizes?
Sand, silt, and clay
Loam, humus, and gravel
Dust, rock, and peat
Sand, gravel, and dust
Which soil texture holds the most water?
Clay
Sand
Silt
Loam
Which soil texture has the largest particles?
Sand
Clay
Silt
Loam
Which type of soil is best for most crops?
Loam
Clay
Silt
Sand
What is the dark, organic material in soil called?
Humus
Clay
Silt
Bedrock
What is soil pH a measure of?
Acidity or alkalinity
Moisture content
Temperature
Nutrient level
What soil horizon contains the most organic matter?
O horizon
A horizon
B horizon
C horizon
What is erosion?
The wearing away of soil by wind or water
The process of soil formation
The breaking down of rocks into soil
The addition of fertilizers
Which conservation practice reduces soil erosion?
Terracing
Overgrazing
Deforestation
Burning fields
Which factor affects soil formation the most?
Climate
Farm machinery
Crop rotation
Irrigation
What tool is used to determine soil texture by feel?
Soil texture ribbon test
Soil probe
Core sampler
Soil auger
What is the main function of soil?
Provide nutrients and support for plants
Store groundwater
Produce oxygen
Decompose organisms
The branch of biology that deals with identifying and naming organisms is:
Taxonomy
Morphology
Nomenclature
Classification
Plants that produce flowers and seeds inside a fruit are called:
Angiosperms
Gymnosperms
Ferns
Bryophytes
Corn, wheat, and lilies are examples of:
Monocots
Dicots
Bryophytes
Gymnosperms
A plant that completes its life cycle in two growing seasons is a:
Biennial
Annual
Perennial
Evergreen
The male reproductive structure of a flower is the:
Stamen
Pistil
Corolla
Sepal
The sticky surface that receives pollen is the:
Stigma
Ovary
Style
Filament
A flower that has both stamens and pistils is:
Perfect
Incomplete
Imperfect
Monoecious
Flowers with sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils are called:
Complete
Incomplete
Dioecious
Imperfect
The waxy layer on top of a leaf that prevents water loss is the:
Cuticle
Epidermis
Stomata
Midrib
What is the main process by which plants make food using sunlight?
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Transpiration
Translocation
The process by which water is lost from leaves through stomata is called:
Transpiration
Respiration
Condensation
Germination
The plant hormone that triggers fruit ripening is:
Ethylene
Auxin
Gibberellin
Cytokinin
A biennial plant completes its life cycle in two years, while a perennial:
Lives for more than two growing seasons
Dies after one season
Grows only in winter
Needs replanting each year
