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| 1960's great advancement in world food production |
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| National Vocational Education Act |
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| Christopher Columbus (What was his contribution used for?) |
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| Brought Livestock to the new world many used to be for work purposes |
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| Provided foundations for studying heredity |
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| Why do most accidents happen on the farm? |
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| Describe and tell the difference between the NSC and OSHA. |
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| The NSC is the National Safety Council and one of their main jobs is to keep a record o safety information. accidents and deaths. OSHA is the Occupational Saftey and Health Administration and the monitor employers and require them to provide a safe working environment. One requirement is to follow the Right to Know Law that states if there are hazards in the workplace employees must be notified. |
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| If something breaks while working in the lab what should you do first? |
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Convert the following decimals:
A. 9 grams to centigrams
B. 9 Grams to milligrams
C. 9 milligrams to centigrams |
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| Describe uncertainty pertaining to decimals that have been rounded. |
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| If a number is rounded the last number in the sequence has the most uncertainty. That number was rounded so it could be a different number. |
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| List PPE and what they would be used for. |
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A. welding: Wedding
B. Goggles: Using machinery, dealing with acids
C. Respirator: applying pesticides or dealing with things that you should not breath in
D. Glove:any manner of activities that require hand protection |
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| A unit of protoplasmic material with a nucleus and cell walls. |
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| States that the cell is the basic unit of structure in living things. |
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| Compare and contrast plant and animal cell (Know what is in both cells ad what would only be found in one type of cell) |
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A. Only plant cells: Chloroplast, cell wall
B. Only animal cell: pair of centrioles
C. Both: Nucleus, Cell membrane, smooth and rough ER, cytoplasm, mitochondria.(many More) |
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| The flow of fluid from an area of high concentration to low concentration |
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| What is the difference between gamete and a zygote? |
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| Gamete is a reproductive or sex cell and a zygote is a fertilized egg |
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| List, Describe and give examples of the steps in the scientific method. Include Variables |
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A. Problem/Question: What do you want to find out, "How much nitrogen fertilizer is needed to grow healthy cornplants"
B. Research: become informed on the topic, research all info you can find
C. Hypothesis: create an educated guess about what you think will happen. |
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| Describe the difference in genetic engineering and biotechnology |
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| Genetic engineering is the movement of genes or DNA from one cell or organism to another. Biotechnology is the use of cells or components of cells to produce products or processes. |
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| Creating an exact duplicate |
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| Crossing two different species to achieve a desired outcome |
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| mating of animals that are related |
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| mating adults of the same species who have characteristics desired in the offspring |
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| describe integrated pest management. what are examples of different methods used? what would be the purpose of utilizing integrated pest management practices? |
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| IPM is a pest control methods and practices. this is the often done to achieve acceptable pest control, reduce the use of pesticides, and minimize environmental damage. farmers may use both biological and chemical methods. |
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| what is the difference in biological and chemical pest control? |
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| biological- things like releasing lady bugs to control pests, chemical - the use of pesticide |
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| describe parasitism, commensalism, competition, and mutualism |
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| parasitism- one type of wildlife living and feeding on another without killing it |
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| wildlife living together without harming or helping each other (an example might be an animal eating the remains of another animals kill) |
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| what is the difference in biological and chemical pest control? |
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| biological- things like releasing lady bugs to control pests, chemical - the use of pesticide |
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| describe parasitism, commensalism, competition, and mutualism |
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| parasitism- one type of wildlife living and feeding on another without killing it |
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| wildlife living together without harming or helping each other (an example might be an animal eating the remains of another animals kill) |
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| two types of wildlife competing for and eating the same types of food |
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| two types of wildlife living together for the mutual benefit of both |
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| what does a plant need for photosynthesis? describe the entire process including light independent reactions? |
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| a plant needs and uses co2, water, light energy, and the chlorophyll in its two leaves to conduct photosynthesis and make sugars or ffod for itself. there are light independent reactions as a part of photosynthesis and this is know as the calvin cycle |
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| what is the purpose xylem and phloem I the stem? |
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| xylem carries water and nutrients UP the roots to the leaves, phloem DOWN the leaves to the rest of the plant. |
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| how do insects know where to get pollen? |
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| they may notice the scent of a flower or see the colorful petals. the flower is responsible for attracting insects. |
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| what is propagation? describe sexual and asexual propagation and give examples. |
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| propagation is the process of increasing the number of species or perpetuating a species. sexual propagation/ reproduction involves a seed or egg that is fertilized. asexual propagation/ reproduction uses a part or parts of a parent plant to create a new one (cuttings). |
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| what is the difference between an annual, biennial, perennial? |
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annual- a plant with a life cycle completed in one growing season
biennial- a plant with a life cycle completed in two growing seasons
perennial- a plat that lives from year to year. |
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| production, distribution, and arranging of cut flowers, potted plants, greenery and flowering herbaceous plants. |
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| what are the male parts of a flower? what are the female parts? |
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male: stamen (filament, anther, pollen)
female: pistal (stigma, style, ovary, and ovules) |
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| Science that deals with the production (Including growth and care),management, using and marketing of animals. |
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| If you were interested in a career in animal science would be a good place to get experience. |
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| On a farm or ranch that deals with livestock |
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What is the correct terminology for the following animals:
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•Cat - Feline
•Cow - Bovine
•Dog - Canine
Pig - Swine |
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Young Female
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Bovine = Heifer
Swine = gilt |
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Mature Female
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•Cow
•Sow |
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Intact male
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•Bull
•Boar |
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| Explain the purposes of the following animal systems: |
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A. Nervous - central and peripheral nervous system control movements and functions of the body.
B. Digestive - provided food for the body and its systems.
C. Digestive - Provided food for the body and its systems.
D. Urinary - Remove waste materials from the blood.
E. Circulatory - Provides food and oxygen to the cells of the body. |
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| Describe the differences between a ruminant and a monogastric animals. Give examples of both. |
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| Monogastric - animals with a single compartment stomach (ex: pig) Ruminant - animals that have a stomach with more than one compartment. Polygastric, can digest roughage (Ex: Cow, Sheep, Goat) |
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| Can diseases be spread between animals and humans, and if so, what are they called? |
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| Diseases can be spread between animals and humans and this is called zoonoses. |
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| Calculate the following fertilizer ratios: |
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A. 6-23-28 | 1-2-3
B 15-20-15 | 3-4-3 |
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| Describe the uses for a ball peen hammer, sledge hammer, and curved claw hammer. Which is the most common hammer used in the Ag industry. |
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| Ball peen hammer - hammer metal. Sledge hammer - destruction work, curved claw hammer - hammering and removing nails (curved claw is the most common in Ag) |
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| What is the difference in yearly maintenance and preventative maintenance? List examples of each. |
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| Yearly or scheduled maintenance would be something you do on a schedule to keep your car working properly such as changing the oil. Preventative maintenance are things that you do to prevent problems from occurring such as checking air pressure, checking fluid levels, and cleaning the car. |
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| What are important things to remember when changing oil? |
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| Use the correct type of oil, change it on a cool engine. |
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| What can happen if you choke an engine too much? |
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| You can cause too much fuel to get into the combustion chamber causing the engine to flood. |
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| How would an employer know if you meant to leave something blank on a job application? |
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| Mark the answer N/A or not acceptable |
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| Where do you look during an interview with another person? What do you do if you do not know the answer to a question they ask you? |
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| Look at the person doing the interview. If you do not know an answer don't make it up just tell them you don't know it. You could tell them you will find out. |
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| What should you do at work about a complaining co-worker? |
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| Continue working an ignore the co-worker. |
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| What are personality traits? Give examples of both good and bad personality traits. |
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| Personality traits are the way a person acts. Good traits for a worker would be on time, dependable, sociable, hardworking, and energetic. Bad personality traits would include mean, rude, late. |
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| What is the purpose of a resume? What is the purpose of a cover letter? |
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| A resume provides a potential employer with a brief history of a person's education, work, experience, and other qualifications for employment. A cover letter is always sent with a resume to introduce yourself to an employer and tell your reason for applying. |
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| If there are hazards in the workplace what is the employer required to do? What law requires them to do this? |
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| They must tell you of hazards in the workplace due to the Right to Know Law. |
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| Why would you want to own your own business? |
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| You can control when you work, how much you work, and your own destiny. |
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| Basic motion to present a proposal for the first time |
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| Call for a counted vote because you disagree with the vote results as stated by the chair. |
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| Send a motion to a committee to further study or discuss and bring back to the assembly, sometimes done when the assembly cannot make the decision on their own or they don't have time to fully discuss it. |
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| Call attention to a breach in the rules |
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| Take a break in the meeting. |
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What do the following gavel taps mean?
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| Identify CDE's available in the FFA and their purpose. |
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| (A list of CDE's available is on page 103 of the Agriscience Fundamentals and Application textbook. Also pay attention to the section beginning on page 104 that discusses public speaking.) |
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