Agriculture 5701

Which of the following are the three components of an FFA agricultural education program?

Classroom/lab instruction, FFA/leadership activities, and supervised agricultural experiences

Which of the following describes the movement of heat from one end of a piece of metal to the other?

Conduction

Which of the following is most likely considered to be the best conductor of electricity

Copper

Which of the following is a signal word that indicates the highest level of toxicity to a person working with herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides?

Danger

Which of the following terms best describes the management strategy of an employer passing the responsibility of a specific task to an employee?

Delegation

Which of the following techniques is likely to improve listening skills?

Focusing on the speaker, Displaying appropriate body language toward the speaker, Maintaining eye contact with the speaker

On the floor of an FFA meeting, which of the following is the correct order for the disposal of a main motion?

Introducing the motion, seconding the motion, stating the question, debating the motion, putting the question, announcing the result

What are the three components of a beef cattle biosecurity plan?

Isolation, traffic control, and sanitation

In the cattle industry, the temperature-humidity index (THI) is most likely to be used for which of the following?

To assess the risk of heat stress

Which of the following can be depreciated

Tractor

Which of the following is an example of genetic engineering being used to improve the agriculture industry?

Transferring a gene that produces a protein that kills insects into crops to create insect-resistant crops

In terms of average annual precipitation, which of the following is considered to be the driest biome

Tundra

Which of the following are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ?

Veterinary drugs and devices

Which of the following types of fencing is commonly used to fence sheep into a large pasture

Woven wire

A chronological résumé is arranged by the

date of each activity or position

In addition to selling floral arrangements, a floral shop owner adds an event planning service to the floral business. The addition of the new service is an example of

diversification

Combining eggs and sperm in a laboratory before implantation is called

in vitro fertilization

The labels on the color wheel classify each color as

primary, secondary, and tertiary

Maria has just been hired as a marketing manager for Athens Farmers Market. The owner wants Maria to focus on bringing in more young families and college students to the market. Young families and college students are Athens Farmers Market's

target audience

Which of the following sources would be considered most credible for a student to use when writing a research paper on livestock diseases?

An article from a peer-reviewed journal

Which is the division characterized by the use of flowers, fruits, and seeds during the reproductive cycle?

Anthophyta (angiosperms)

According to the law of supply, if all other variables are held constant, which of the following is true?

As the price falls, the supply declines.

Which of the following statements about nutritional value is most likely correct?

Beef products are an important source of protein.

Which of the following is a nonverbal communication skill?

Body language, Facial expression, Eye contact

Which is the best route for administering a time-released drug?

Bolus

Which division has a dominant gametophyte life stage

Bryophyta

Which of the following describes how global positioning system (GPS) technology can help to reduce grain production costs?

By allowing farmers to accurately apply fertilizer at differing rates

Which of the following economic structures is based on maximizing profits?

Capitalism

Which of the following is most likely to be included in a greenhouse computerized climate control system?

Carbon dioxide control

How should employment and educational history be listed on a résumé?

In chronological order, most recent listed first

Which of the following items is usually used to restrain adult cattle for common management and medical procedures?

Squeeze chute

According to livestock quality-assurance programs, which of the following is the recommended route to administer an injection to livestock?

Subcutaneous

What should the overcurrent protection be on an electric motor rated for 12 amps and 120 volts?

15 amps

Which of the following characteristics are typically found in monocot plants?

A single embryo, net venation in leaves, and flower parts in multiples of four

A career that involves the marketing of wood products is classified under which career cluster?

Agriculture, food, and natural resources

Which of the following is considered to be a potential risk of growing genetically modified (GM) crops?

Development of insect-resistant weed populations

in livestock rations, carbohydrates and lipids are the major source of which of the following?

Energy

Which of the following processes is part of the hydrologic cycle?

Evapotranspiration

Which of the following should be part of an agribusiness plan?

Executive summary Household projections Financial projections

In which of the following is the scientific name of an animal species in the correct format?

Gallus gallus

Which of the following is the most widely accepted treatment for celiac disease?

Gluten-free diet

Which of the following is the best method for sanitizing culture plates so that no microorganisms are left on the plates?

Heating in an autoclave

Which of the following is applied to reduce the amount of an unwanted grass in a field of Roundup® Ready corn?

Herbicide

Which of the following processes is used to prevent the separation of fat from the more liquid portion of milk during storage?

Homogenization

Which of the following statements is true concerning the safe operation of a table saw?

It is best to avoid using the table saw miter gauge in conjunction with the table saw fence because the work may bind and kickback may occur.

What is the function of a fire shelter during a prescribed burn?

It provides protection from radiant and convective heat during the burn.

Which of the following FFA Career Development Events (CDE) is appropriate for teachers of agricultural education to use when attempting to improve their students' individual written, telephone, and face-to-face communication skills?

Job interview

Which of the following is the best way to keep cut flowers fresh and healthy looking for several days?

Keeping them in a cooler at a temperature above freezing

The owners of Johnson Farms want their family farm to become a site of agritourism, drawing many visitors to the farm. They plan to add pick-your-own strawberries and pumpkins, as well as a corn maze. Among other details of the change in operations, the owners should ensure that they are adequately covered by which of the following insurances?

Liability

Which of the following is a marketing strategy in which all products and services that a business offers are separated into different cost categories

Price lining

Which of the following agriculture sectors includes farmers that feed livestock until they reach market weight?

Production

Which of the following is a mechanical device that reduces the pressure of gases flowing from one cylinder to another?

Regulator

Which of the following must occur during the intake cycle of a small four-stroke gasoline engine in order for it to run at maximum efficiency?

The carburetor must mix the correct ratio of oxygen and fuel

Buying food at a local farmers market is most likely to have which of the following benefits over shopping at a supermarket?

The process behind bringing food to a local farmers market has a smaller carbon footprint.

The removal of a selected number of trees from a stand to increase the growing space available to the residual stand of timber is referred to as

thinning