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Foundations of Agriculture Final

Total questions: 96

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Herbicides are used to control:

a)

Insects

b)

Weeds

c)

Fungi

d)

Disease

2.

What does the owl symbolize on the FFA emblem?

a)

Seeing new horizons with FFA

b)

Soaring over obstacles

c)

Knowledge to be successful in agriculture

d)

Solid outlook on the future

3.

The mixture of animal feed that is formulated to give a more uniform load of nutrients to the rumen is called:

a)

target mixed rumen

b)

tissue moisture relativity

c)

total mixed ration

d)

total moist roughage

4.

A/An ______ plant completes its life cycle within a 2-year period.

a)

Biennial

b)

Perennial

c)

asexual

d)

annual

5.

A common mineral deficiency in baby pigs that is usually treated with an injection during the first week of life is ______?

a)

Zinc

b)

Copper

c)

Calcium

d)

Iron

6.

Which of the following is not true concerning safety and function while using a band saw?

a)

Wear a safety shield or safety glasses.

b)

Make all adjustments with the power on.

c)

Keep the table and floor clean.

d)

Keep guards in place.

7.

Fill in the blank for the FFA motto: Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, ______, Living to Serve.

a)

Serving to Live

b)

Learning to Live

c)

Living to Earn

d)

Earning to Live

8.

The main function of the intestines is:

a)

Controlling metabolism

b)

Absorbing nutrients

c)

Water excretion

d)

Milk production

9.

Many dairy farmers dip the navel of newborn calves into a mixture of iodine to:

a)

Reduce infection

b)

Stimulate digestion

c)

Dry the umbilical cord

d)

Prevent bonding with the mother

10.

Four factors determine the yield rate in slaughtering beef cattle. One of those factors is:

a)

Percent water weight

b)

Percent hemoglobin

c)

Length of the vertebrae

d)

Fat thickness of the 13th rib

11.

Which of the following is not part of official dress for FFA?

a)

Official FFA jacket zipped halfway

b)

Black shoes

c)

white collared shirt

d)

Black skirt/pants

12.

A nutrient given to animals through feed that helps prevent white muscle disease is ____?

a)

Phosphorus

b)

Iron

c)

Selenium

d)

Calcium

13.

A horse is pawing at his belly, trying to lie down. What is likely the problem?

a)

Pneumonia

b)

Colic

c)

EIA

d)

Rhinoneumonitis

14.

What is a primary risk management option for farmers?

a)

Crop Insurance

b)

Utilizing projections from last year

c)

forecasting based on Farmer’s Almanac

d)

Equipment maintenance

15.

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy is the correct term that is often referred to as:

a)

Scrapie

b)

EIA

c)

Mad Cow Disease

d)

Bird Flu

16.

Anthelmintics are used to treat what in horses?

a)

Ringbone

b)

Worms

c)

Rain Rot

d)

Thrush

17.

Federal regulations regarding the handling and use of pesticides are governed by the:

a)

U.S. Department of Agriculture

b)

Environmental Protection Agency

c)

Department of Conservation

d)

U.S. Department of Forestry

18.

Sheep and cattle have four stomachs, meaning they are ______ animals.

a)

Monogastric

b)

Single-stomached

c)

Non-ruminant

d)

Ruminant

19.

What is another name for tetanus?

a)

Lockjaw

b)

Lockup

c)

toxoidus tetanism

d)

rusty metal disease

20.

While using the planer in the shop, serious injury can be caused by _____?

a)

Looking around the room

b)

Standing behind board as it travels through machine

c)

“Horseplay”

d)

All of the Above

21.

Which of the following is an alternative fuel that is made from animal fats or vegetable oils?

a)

Biodiesel

b)

Bioalcohol

c)

Liquid Nitrogen

d)

Carbon Dioxide

22.

When administering vaccines or medications to an animal, what is the maximum you should inject in a single injection site?

a)

100 cc’s

b)

45 cc’s

c)

10 cc’s

d)

50 cc’s

23.

When checking sheep and goats for haemochonous contortus, what system would you use?

a)

Moraccha

b)

Lamacha

c)

Famacha

d)

Worm guide

24.

Diversified livestock with crop production where a farmer would have cattle, hogs, poultry, sheep and corn, vegetables, wheat, oats, hay etc. is defined as:

a)

Ranching

b)

Farming

c)

Livestock production

d)

Rafting

25.

One or two types of livestock with little to no crop production is defined as:

a)

Ranching

b)

Farming

c)

Livestock production

d)

Rafting

26.

Raising livestock is considered which type of career area?

a)

Agriculture mechanics

b)

Horticulture

c)

Production agriculture

d)

Agricultural processing

27.

__________________________ is a term that includes all jobs relating in some way to plants, animals, and renewable natural resources.

a)

Marketing

b)

Production

c)

Mechanics

d)

Agriscience

28.

focuses on the product itself. This might include the product’s usefulness, durability, price, value, and the customer’s need for the item.

a)

Commodity pricing

b)

Product advertising

c)

Institutional advertising

d)

Prestige pricing

29.

At 28%, is the largest employer of people worldwide.

a)

Industry

b)

Factories

c)

Agriculture

d)

Potato washing

30.

Which of the following is meat from a bovine animal?

a)

Beef

b)

Pork

c)

Turkey

d)

Mutton

31.

Which of the following is meat from an ovine animal?

a)

Beef

b)

Pork

c)

Turkey

d)

Mutton

32.

Which of the following is meat from poultry?

a)

Beef

b)

Pork

c)

Turkey

d)

Mutton

33.

Which of the following is meat from a swine?

a)

Beef

b)

Pork

c)

Turkey

d)

Mutton

34.

Meat from an ovine animal over one year old is called:

a)

Beef

b)

Veal

c)

Mutton

d)

Lamb

35.

Meat from a bovine animal over 3 months old is called:

a)

Beef

b)

Veal

c)

Mutton

d)

Lamb

36.

Meat from a bovine animal less than 3 months old is called:

a)

Beef

b)

Veal

c)

Mutton

d)

Lamb

37.

Meat from an ovine animal less than one year old is called:

a)

Beef

b)

Veal

c)

Mutton

d)

Lamb

38.

A male bovine that has not been castrated is called:

a)

Heifer

b)

Bull

c)

Lamb

d)

Steer

39.

A male bovine that has been castrated is called:

a)

Heifer

b)

Bull

c)

Lamb

d)

Steer

40.

An ovine animal less than one year old is called:

a)

Heifer

b)

Bull

c)

Lamb

d)

Steer

41.

A female bovine that has not yet produced offspring is called:

a)

Heifer

b)

Ewe

c)

Cow

d)

Lamb

42.

A female bovine that has produced offspring is called:

a)

Heifer

b)

Ewe

c)

Cow

d)

Lamb

43.

A female ovine that is over one year old is called:

a)

Heifer

b)

Ewe

c)

Cow

d)

Lamb

44.

A male ovine that has not been castrated is called:

a)

Buck

b)

Bull

c)

Ram

d)

Both A & C

45.

A male ovine that has been castrated is called:

a)

Buck

b)

Wether

c)

Ram

d)

Both A & C

46.

What is a group of bovine called if the sex is not given?

a)

Flock

b)

Cattle

c)

Swine

d)

Sheep

47.

A male porcine that has not been castrated is called:

a)

Boar

b)

Sow

c)

Barrow

d)

Gilt

48.

A female porcine that has had a litter is called:

a)

Boar

b)

Sow

c)

Barrow

d)

Gilt

49.

A female porcine that has not had a litter is called:

a)

Boar

b)

Sow

c)

Barrow

d)

Gilt

50.

A male porcine that has been castrated is called:

a)

Boar

b)

Sow

c)

Barrow

d)

Gilt

51.

A mature female equine is called:

a)

Gelding

b)

Mare

c)

Stud

d)

Filly

52.

A male equine that has not been castrated is called:

a)

Gelding

b)

Mare

c)

Stud

d)

Filly

53.

A young female equine is called:

a)

Gelding

b)

Mare

c)

Filly

d)

Colt

54.

A male equine that has been castrated is called:

a)

Gelding

b)

Mare

c)

Filly

d)

Stud

55.

A young male equine is called:

a)

Gelding

b)

Mare

c)

Colt

d)

Filly

56.

A young equine if the sex is not given is called:

a)

Stud

b)

Foal

c)

Filly

d)

Colt

57.

Of the agriculture industry, farmers and ranchers make up only ____%.

a)

10%

b)

2%

c)

20%

d)

40%

58.

What type of agricultural career involves landscaping, floriculture, nursery management?

a)

Agriculture mechanics

b)

Forestry

c)

Horticulture

d)

Production agriculture

59.

What type of agricultural career involves planning and constructing buildings, machinery maintenance, welding, plumbing, and electrical?

a)

Agriculture mechanics

b)

Forestry

c)

Horticulture

d)

Production agriculture

60.

What type of agricultural career involves reforestation, producing and harvesting timber, and managing forests?

a)

Agriculture mechanics

b)

Forestry

c)

Horticulture

d)

Production agriculture

61.

What type of agricultural career involves raising livestock and vegetable crops?

a)

Agriculture mechanics

b)

Forestry

c)

Horticulture

d)

Production agriculture

62.

_______ are undesirable because they interfere with plants grown for crops.

a)

Fertilizers

b)

Water

c)

Weeds

d)

Livestock

63.

The growth process of an insect from egg to an adult is called what?

a)

Metamorphosis

b)

Transpiring

c)

Growing

d)

The life cycle

64.

________ __________, or vegetative propagation, is using the vegetative parts of the plant to increase the number of plants.

a)

Tissue Culturing

b)

Stem Cutting

c)

Sexual Reproduction

d)

Asexual Reproduction

65.

A __________ is made up of a seed coat, endosperm, and embryo.

a)

Plant

b)

Seed

c)

Propalogue

d)

Flower

66.

____________ diseases are caused by living organisms like fungi, bacteria, viruses, and nematodes.

a)

Biotic

b)

Antibiotic

c)

Living

d)

Both A & C

67.

When it is given favorable conditions, it will ____________________, which means the seed will start to sprout, and the plant will grow.

a)

Prolificate

b)

Terminate

c)

Germinate

d)

Detonate

68.

In 1929, ______ blue and ______ gold were adopted as the official FFA colors.

a)

Ocean, sand

b)

Sky, Sun

c)

National, corn

d)

Baby, corn

69.

In 1989, the FFA magazine changed to ___________________.

a)

Cultivate

b)

New Horizons

c)

Progressive Farmer

d)

Farmers Illustrated

70.

This competition is where FFA members identify particular tools, pictures of various breeds, different feeds, etc. pertaining to livestock.

a)

Hippology Contest

b)

Stockman’s Contest

c)

Livestock Judging

d)

Parliamentary Procedure

71.

This competition is where FFA members give speeches and compete against other members doing the same.

a)

Parliamentary Procedure

b)

Stockman’s Contest

c)

Public Speaking

d)

Stockman’s Contest

72.

This competition is where FFA members judge a class of equine (horses) for muscle conformation, physical appearance, etc.

a)

Horse Judging

b)

Livestock Judging

c)

Soils Judging

d)

Animal Judging

73.

This competition is where FFA members identify particular tools, pictures of various breeds, different feeds, etc. pertaining to horses.

a)

Hippology Contest

b)

Livestock Judging

c)

Soils Judging

d)

Public Speaking

74.

This competition is where FFA members judge retail cuts of meat to determine what type of animal it is from, what retail cut it is, etc.

a)

Hippology Contest

b)

Livestock Judging

c)

Parliamentary Procedure

d)

Meats Judging

75.

This competition is where FFA members determine a type of tree, its value, and the number of logs that can be made from it.

a)

Soils Judging

b)

Forestry Judging

c)

Stockman’s Contest

d)

Hippology Contest

76.

This competition is where FFA members bring up and properly vote on a particular topic in a meeting.

a)

Public Speaking

b)

Parliamentary Procedure

c)

Stockman’s Contest

d)

Forestry Judging

77.

This competition is where FFA members determine the type of soil and whether or not a plumbing system could be built there.

a)

Forestry Judging

b)

Livestock Judging

c)

Toilet Team

d)

Soils Judging

78.

The competition where FFA members judge a class of cattle, swine, sheep, or goats and place them based on muscle conformation, appearance, etc.

a)

Horse Judging

b)

Hippology Contest

c)

Parliamentary Procedure

d)

Livestock Judging

79.

The ______ - ______ Act in 1917 was named after a congressman and senator from Georgia. This act provided federal funding for agriculture programs in public high schools.

a)

Davis-Brown

b)

Smith-Hughes

c)

Brown-Hughes

d)

Brown-Smith

80.

The cow says ________.

a)

Quack

b)

Woof

c)

Moo

d)

Oink

81.

What is meat from a goat called?

a)

Chevon

b)

Lamb

c)

Mutton

d)

Pork

82.

A common way to _____________ seed is to nick the seed coat with a knife or a file.

a)

Cut

b)

Injure

c)

Frighten

d)

Scarify

83.

A _____________ is one that occurs on a regular basis for a given crop.

a)

Target pest

b)

Key pest

c)

Initial pest

d)

Important pest

84.

A pesticide is used to control:

a)

Insects

b)

Weeds

c)

Fungi

d)

Bacteria

85.

A _____________ is the person or store that sells directly to the _______________.

a)

Consumer, retailer

b)

Retailer, consumer

c)

Wholesaler, farmer

d)

Consumer, farmer

86.

A _________ is the person who removes the edible portions from plants in the field.

a)

Producer

b)

Trucker

c)

Harvester

d)

Packer

87.

______________ is known as the “Dairy State”.

a)

Maine

b)

Wisconsin

c)

Texas

d)

California

88.

________________ is the fat from hogs.

a)

Marrow

b)

Blood

c)

Tallow

d)

Lard

89.

What tool/equipment did we use in the shop to flatten out the cutting boards?

a)

Sawzall

b)

Planer

c)

Router

d)

Hand Saw

90.

The _____________ is the main root of a plant and generally grows straight down from the stem.

a)

Fibrous roots

b)

Hair-like roots

c)

Tiny

d)

Taproot

91.

The _____________ is the outermost part of the root that protects the tender growing tip as the root penetrates the soil.

a)

Root hat

b)

Root tip

c)

Root Cap

d)

Root end

92.

The __________ cells carry the water and nutrients in the soil to the upper portion of the plant while the __________ cells carry food from the leaves to the roots.

a)

Xylem, phloem

b)

Phloem, xylem

c)

stem, roots

d)

veins, arteries

93.

______________ means consisting of 2 names.

a)

Trinomial

b)

Monomial

c)

Polynomial

d)

Binomial

94.

________________ is meat from swine.

a)

Chicken

b)

Pork

c)

Beef

d)

Turkey

95.

________________ is meat from bovine.

a)

Chicken

b)

Pork

c)

Beef

d)

Turkey

96.

The male portion of the flower is called the ____________.

a)

Ovary

b)

Stamen

c)

Pistil

d)

Stem