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Ag Associate #2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What type of machinery is used to harvest small grain? | combine harvester |
| What percent of careers in agriscience require a college degree? | 20 percent |
| What are the FFA colors? | National Blue and Corn Gold |
| What symbol on the FFA emblem represents FFA as a national organization? | eagle |
| What type of public speaking requires the participants to give a speech with little or no time for preparation? | extemporaneous public speaking |
| What was the first genetically engineered "commercial" product? | insulin |
| What is the highest degree that FFA can bestow upon a member? | American FFA Degree |
| What is the term for a chicken that was developed to produce a large number of eggs? | layers |
| What is the process by which seeds sprout and begin to grown? | germination |
| Which of the safety colors used in agricultural operations represent danger? | red |
| Pesticides with the highest toxicity are labeled with what words? | danger-poison |
| What is a young male sheep called? | lamb ram |
| A student who's supervised agricultural experience (SAE) is related to his/ her employment in an agriculture business has what type of SAE? | Placement |
| How is the toxicity of a pesticide described? | words and symbols |
| Sledge, claw, peen and non-marring are all examples of what type of tool? | hammer |
| How are hand tools classified? | by their use |
| What government agency oversees meat quality grading? | United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
| When gripping wood, metal or plastic what type of tool would you you use? | pliers |
| A type of student whose supervised agricultural experience (SAE) involves owning their own herd of cattle has what type of SAE? | entrepreneurship |
| What is another word for honesty or upholding a moral standards? | integrity |
| Phosphorus deficiency is seen by what coloring of the plant? | purple |
| What are the egg grades from best to worst? | AA,A,B |
| What award is given to SAE projects? | proficiency award |
| What is the 3 circle model of agriculture education? | Classroom, FFA. SAE |
| What are the 4 types of SAE projects? | exploratory, entrepreneurship, placement, research |
| What is the food safety "danger zone"? | 40-140 degrees |
| What do you measure horses in? | hand |
| How should perishable food be transported? | refrigerated trucks |
| Which relationship benefits both organisms? | mutualism |
| When discharging a fire extinguisher, how far away should yo be positioned from a fire? | 6-8 feet |
| The average U.S. farmer produces enough food to feed approximately how many people? | 155 people |
| What is the series of processes in which light energy is converted into simple sugar called? | photosynthesis |
| What is the function f the flowers in sexual plant reproduction? | pollination |
| What are the 3 parts needed for a speech? | introduction, body and conclusion |
| What delivers water directly to the plant through tubes or pipes? | drip irrigation |
| Which land class has the least restrictions and is best for cultivation? | Class 1 |
| Potassium deficiency gets orange and yellow from the | outside - in |
| Nitrogen deficiency gets orange and yellow from the | inside-out |
| Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve is what | the FFA motto |
| What is the integrated pest management? | is the long-term prevention of pets or their damage through a combination of techniques |
| What is a young female swine that has not given birth called? | gilt |
| The practice of growing corn on a given plot of land in odd numbered years and soybeans on the same plot in even numbered years is known as what type of conservation practice? | crop rotation |
| What is the name of animals that have a stomach with four compartments? | ruminants |
| What percent of air is oxygen? | 21% |
| Who was Gregor Mendel? | Responsible for the laws governing inheritance of traits considered :"father of genetics" |
| Which genetically modified food could reduce the number of preschool children's death from a Vitamin A deficiencies in developing countries? | rice |
| How many different land classes are there? | 8 classes |
| What is the best land class and the worst land class? | Best Class 1, worst class 8 |
| What is the name for the class of animals that have the stomach with one compartment? | monogastric |
| What type of water move through the soil downward? | gravitational |