Agriculture Certification

A group of animals that have similar charictaristics and pass those to their offspring

Breed

What percent of people are farmers in the US

2%

Each farmer in the US produces enough food to feed

144people

Cultivation, propagation, processing, and marketing such as flowers and vegetables is

Horticulture

Agriscience accounts for __ of jobs in the US

20%

Mendel discovered effects of genetics on characteristics by studying

Pea plants

Agriscience processing, products, and distributions are those parts of the industry that

-grades

-processes

-packages

-markets

3 parts of speech are

-introduction

-body

-conclusion

__ of air is oxygen

2.9% or 21%

Most abundant element in air is

Nitrogen

Chemical banned after 2000 that was used on tomatoes

Methyl Bromide

_________ water can escape from the soil

Gravitational

Signal words and symbol describe acute _____ pesticides

Toxicity

The most efficient method of irrigation that conserves water is

Drip

Primary harvesting machine used for harvesting crops(corn, wheat, peas)

Combine

Female rabbit is called

Doe

______ is meat from sheep over a year old

Mutton

______ is meat from a sheep under a year old

Lamb

CDE

Career Development Event

Careers in ag include

-food production

- processing

- recreation

Metal that revolutionized ag

Iron

Benignity of DDT who live in mosquito infested environments

Decrease in malaria

Father of heredity

Gregory Mendel

2 alleles are homozygous, traits on each chromosome are

Identical

2 allele are heterozygous, the traits of each chromosome are

Different

Selection of parents to get desired offspring

Selective breeding

Percentage of careers in agriscience require college degrees

20%

Careers in food science include

-processing

-packaging

-distribution

-marketing food

Area of agriculture that includes business that sell supplies or provide services is

Agriscience supply and service

Resume

Vista

Scouts, 4h, and the FFA differ in that ____ is a part of a formal education

FFA

What order are college degrees earned?

4yr degree, masters, doctorate

An ___________ SAE is for a student who wants to conduct activities for a profit (owns own stuff)

Entrepreneurship

A ___________ SAE is for a student who is placed with an employer in a production unit

Placement

In a meeting, the gavel is used to

-call

-end

-announce

A leader uses the knowledge and skills of others to achieve

A common goal

Not apart of the FFA symbol

Hoe

Knowledge refers to all except

Domination

Whom do lobbyists (or legislative advocates) represent?

Group with common interests

FFA colors

National blue

Corn gold

Process that uses chlorophyll to change carbon dioxide and water to sugar

Photosynthesis

Area or type of environment in which an organism or biological population lives is the

Habitat

For every dollar spent on food, what percent is returned to producer

11.9%

How far do you stand from extinguishing a fire

10ft

Trade name

Common name

____ g = 1lb

453.592

Steps of a scientific method

-observation

-hypothesis

-procedure

-test hypothesis

-record data

-conclusion

Choosing specific parents for desired offspring

Selective breeding

Buildup of heat because of trapped radiant energy

Greenhouse effect

Crop rotation

Different crops annually to replenish soil and reduce pests

Numbers on pesticide labels

Nitrogen- Phosphorus- Potassium

Kills insects

Incecticide

4 compartment stomachs (class of animals)

Ruminant

Intramuscular injection made

Muscle (neck on swine or cow)

Animal welfare v. Animal rights

Welfare- humane rights

Rights- same rights as humans

Common byproducts of meat

Everything g but meat

Grip wood, metal, plastic

Pliers or clamp

Round device attached to shaft driven by belt

Pulley

Standard unit for measuring wood

Inch

Two taps of gavel

Call to order

Highest FFA degree

American

Resource ag career areas

-game trapper

-forester

-fisher

Type of SAE about owning your own heard of cattle

Entrepreneurship

Application of fertilizer on home veggie gardens

Broadcast

Type of saw to cut irregular shapes

Chopping saw

Marking SAE 10W-30 on a bottle of engine oil means

Weight of oil-used to describe viscosity

For what purpose is a short term loan

Feed, fertilizer, fuel

% of workforce in ag

16%

Carbohydrates for livestock

Corn

Holstein

Dairy cow

Restrains beef cow for injections

Head catch chute

Tool for showing swine

Whip

Yield grade estimates

% of boneless cuts of meat

Loosens soil for planting

Plow, tiller, harrow

Term for plants whom persist many growing seasons

Perennial

3 numbers on fertilizer label

% of elements in bag

Gov that oversees meat quality grading

USDA

Device for placing a pill in animal throat

Bolus balling gun

Prep practice that prevents erosion

No-till

Irrigation got conserving water

Drip

Metamorphous stages

-egg

-larva

-pupa

-adult

Pest control where lady bugs control aphids on a crop

Biological

Method for storing pesticides

According to label on original container

Process of changing a table saw blade

-permission

-safety equipment

-unplug

Welding equipment with oxy-acetylene torch

Welding goggles, leather gloves

Capon

Castrated chicken

Fertilizer label: 13-15-10, what is the percentage of nitrogen?

13%

Which digestive system part absorbs water and develops fecal matter

Large intestines

Long term loan uses

-land

-buildings

Intermediate loan(10yrs) uses

-tractors

-equipment

-trucks

-breeding stock

Law of inc. Costs

Diminishing return cost ( as input is added, cost inc.- at some point cost exceeds profit)

Input=fertilizer

Cooperative v partnership