Agriculture and Animal Science Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards created from the provided handwritten lecture notes on agriculture, animals, and biology terms.

Agriculture

The science, art or occupation concerned with cultivating land, raising crops, and feeding, breeding, and raising livestock.

Agriculturalist

Person who is concerned with cultivating the soil.

Rancher

Owner or manager of a facility for raising sheep, beef cattle or horses.

Farmer

Owner or manager of a facility that raises crops.

Crop

Anything that can be harvested for profit.

Zoology

A branch of biology concerned with the classification & property of animals.

Cell

Basic unit of life that make up the tissues and organs of all animals.

Organisms

A system with many parts that depend on each other and work together.

Organs

A specialized structure consisting of cells & tissues & performing a specific function in an organism.

Market Animal

Livestock bred and raised for food production.

Livestock

Animals raised for food and fiber.

Companion Animals

Used to provide fun and friendship.

Service Animal

Animals that assist humans.

Dual purpose

Animal used for more than one product.

Purebred

Breeding together same species and same breed.

Crossbred

Breeding together two different of same species.

Mature

Breeding age.