MANRRS Quiz Bowl FAMU
According to the federal government, what is the freezing point of milk?
-0.54 degrees Celsius
What year was the FFA organized?
1928
When was the first Farm Bill Passed?
1933
In what year was MANRRS started?
1986
In what year was the first annual MANRA conference?
1986
According to the MANRRS constitution, how many votes are entitled to each chapter?
2 votes
When was the most recent U.S. Farm Bill passed?
2014
According to the MANRRS Bylaws, how many total consecutive years can the National Treasure serve?
4 years
1 acre is equal to how many square feet?
43,560 sq ft
At what depth, below the soil's surface, is annual mean soil temperature measured?
50 cm or 20 in
How many regions are there in MANRRS?
6 regions
What is neutral pH?
7
According to the MANRRS Bylaws, at what grade does Junior MANRRS begin?
8th
An expense that has been incurred but not yet paid called?
Accounts Payable or Debt
What continent is the agriculture sector most important?
Africa
The injection of semen into a female by other than natural means is known as what?
Artificial insemination
Where is MANRRS National Headquarters located?
Atlanta, GA
A written statement of the goals of a business and the ways and means of achieving them is known as a?
Business Plan
What is the chemical makeup of glucose?
C6 H12 O6
What USDA agency is CNPP?
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
What is the MANRRS motto?
Changing the face of agriculture by linking hands around the world
What is the fastest land animal in the world?
Cheetah
Soybeans originated in what country?
China
Which country is the largest producer of rice?
China
An agreement between parties that outlines the obligations of each party is called a?
Contract
A not-for-profit business association designed to provide goods and/or services for members is known as what type of business structure?
Cooperative
A business owned by stockholders who share in its profits but are not personally responsible for its debts is known as what kind of business structure?
Corporation
A liability of a business or an individual that is to be paid sometime in the future is known as?
Debt
The decrease in value of assets due to time, wear, or obsolescence is known as?
Depreciation
What does DBH stand for?
Diameter at Breast Height
What level of sponsorship is John Deere considered?
Diamond Level
Name MANRRS two Platinum level sponsors?
Dow AgroSciences and Monsanto
Who is the current Chief Officer of Operations for MANRRS?
Ebony Webber
___(Blank)____ costs of a business enterprise that do not vary according to levels of production is called
Fixed Costs
What USDA agency works to improve foreign market access for U.S. products?
Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS)
The dollar amount of all final goods and services produced within a country's borders in a year is known as?
GDP or Gross Domestic Product
What is the smallest amino acid?
Glycine
The process of glucose being broken down to make ATP is known as what?
Glycolysis
What does 4-H stand for?
Head, Heart, Hands, Health
The ability of the body to maintain internal conditions is known as what?
Homeostasis
Where was MANRRS 30th Annual Conference?
Houston, Texas
Who is the current chair of the Federal Reserve System?
Janet L. Yellen
What is the name of the person that currently serves as 2014-2015 MANRRS National President?
Koni Patterson
An unincorporated partnership that has limited liability for owners is known as what type of business structure?
LLC or Limited Liability Company
A firm's current ratio and quick ratio measure what aspect of financial condition?
Liquidity
What is America's largest cash crop?
Marijuana
What was the location and year of the 1st National MANRRS Conference?
Michigan State University - 1986
What organelle in an animal cell produces energy?
Mitochondria
What company created Round-up?
Monsanto
List the names of the elected positions for professional members?
National Professional President, National President -Elect, National Secretary, National Treasurer, National Historian
14. List the four types of elected positions for student members?
National Undergraduate Student President, National Graduate Student President, Regional Undergraduate Student Vice-President, Regional Graduate Student Vice-President
The difference between assets and liabilities on a balance sheet; or also known as equity is?
Net worth
What is the name of an animal that eats both plants and animals?
Omnivore
Water molecules enter plant epidermal cells by?
Osmosis
The enzymatic pathway of converting ADP to ATP is known as?
Oxidative Phosphorylation
What 3 elements make up almost 90% of soil solids?
Oxygen, Silicon, & Aluminum
A type of business owned by two or more individuals is known as what type of business structure?
Partnership
What is the honorary society for Food Science and Technology?
Phi Tau Sigma
What is the process of making food for the tree?
Photosynthesis
What is the term that describes the number of sets of chromosomes?
Ploidy
Grasses, such as corn, wheat, and alfalfa, belong to what family?
Poaceae
What are the names of last years conference host universities?
Prairie View A&M and Texas A&M
What was the name of the theme of the 1st MANRRS national conference?
Progressive Agriculture in the Eighties
Name the three contests available at the Jr. MANRRS level?
Public Speaking, Impromptu Speaking, and Written Essay
What process in all living things releases carbon dioxide as a waste product?
Respiration
In financial analysis, what is ROA called?
Return on Assets
According to the MANRRS constitution, what rules do we follow in order to maintain parliamentary procedure?
Robert's Rules of Order
In terms of digestion, what type of animal are cows, goats, and sheep?
Ruminants
The phenotypic differences between males and females of a species are known as what?
Sexual dimorphism
A business enterprise owned by one individual is known as what type of business structure?
Sole Proprietorship
Before MANNRS, there was MANRA. What did this stand for?
The Minority Agriculture & Natural Resources Association
What is the name of last year's conference theme?
Thirty Years of Triumph: Branching Out and Excelling to Greater Heights!
15. How many delegates/voting reps should any chapter in good standing have?
Two
What does USDA stand for?
United States Department of Agriculture
What MANRRS Chapter was the first to be named back-to-back National Chapter of the Year?
University of Kentucky
What nucleotide can be found in RNA but not DNA?
Uracil
What were the names of the scientists who determined the double helical structure of DNA?
Watson & Crick
Ornithology refers to the study of what type of animal?
birds
What element is present in all organic compounds?
carbon
What do you call a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being altered in a reaction?
catalyst
What is the largest produced crop in the U.S.?
corn
What is the name of the expanded muscular part near the throat of a bird that functions as a part of the digestive tract?
crop
What is the name of a male bee?
drone
What is the name of a female sheep?
ewe
What does it mean to leave a field fallow?
field is not used for planting
What organ on fish allows them to absorb oxygen?
gills
What is the scientific name for soybean?
glycine max
The dark organic material in soil, formed from decomposed plants and animals is known as what?
humus
The increase in size, vigor, and productivity of the offspring compared to the parents crossed is known as what?
hybrid vigor
What are the 3 basic types of rocks?
igneous, sedimentary, & metamorphic
What are the offspring of goats called?
kid
Lipids are broken down by what kind of enzyme?
lipase
The protein myoglobin is found in what type of animal tissue?
muscle
The response of plants and animals to different durrations of light is known as
photoperiodism
Which color wavelengths are used in photosynthesis?
red & blue
What are the 2 parts of Chlorophyll?
thylakoids(grana) & Stoma
The A layer of the soil horizon is also known as what?
topsoil
What is the term for plants that require a certain amount of time under cold temperatures in order to grow?
vernalization
What tissue in the plant carries water?
xylem
What is the scientific name of corn?
zea mays