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| What does 10-10-10 on a bag of fertilizer mean? |
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| Percentage of nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium N-P-K |
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| In agribusiness what two factors affect the price? |
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| List methods of farming which are used to prevent soil loss? |
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| No till, Strip cropping, Terracing |
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| Soil is composed of what? |
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| Minerals, Air, Water, Organic matter |
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| What are the steps to the scientific method? Describe each step. |
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a. Identify the problem
b. Get Information- Data collection
c. Suggest an Answer- Hypothesis
d. Experiment- Observation taken
e. Form a Conclusion |
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| Advocates do not distinguish between human beings and animals. |
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| Ensures that all animals used by humans have their basic needs fulfilled in terms of food, shelter and health, and that they experience no unnecessary suffering in providing for human needs. |
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| How can you prevent food-borne illnesses? |
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| Clean: WASH HANDS and surfaces often; Separate: Don’t cross-contaminate; Cook: Cook to proper temperatures; Chill: Refrigerate promptly. |
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| What are the stages of complete metamorphosis? |
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| Farming got its start when and where? |
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| 10,000 BC in the Middle East |
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| Round up ready soybeans are resistance to what? |
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| Fertilization of the flower occurs in which part? |
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| What is a renewable resource? Give an example. |
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Resources provided by nature that can replace themselves.
Ex. corn, air |
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| What is a non-renewable resource? Give an example. |
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Resources that are available in limited amounts.
Ex. Coal, oil |
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| Describe the different types of supervised agricultural experience (SAE). |
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| Exploratory, Ownership, Placement, Research |
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| What are the key parts to a pesticide label? |
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| Use classification, trade name, formulation, common name, ingredients, warning sign, child hazard warning, signal words, precautionary statements, and directions |
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| In the livestock industry, a feed concentrate is made up of? |
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| In feedlot operation what kind of feed is given to cattle? |
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| Soil is sometimes called “nature’s great recycler” why is this? |
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| Decomposers break down dead organic matter and return nutrients to the soil to be used by plants |
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| Explain why cotton is king. |
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| Cotton is king because it had the first huge agricultural impact on the wealth of our nation. |
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| What is a method of conserving water at home? |
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Insulate your pipes.
Repair dripping faucet. |
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| What might be included in typical Florida ecosystem? |
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| What business would supply materials to a nursery and landscape grower? |
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| What form of communicating information to people is intended to persuade them to buy? |
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| The application of biological and engineering techniques to living organisms |
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| Female reproductive flower part. |
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| All the nonliving parts of the ecosystem. |
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| Cutting the roots of plants apart into sections and allowing them to produce more new plants. |
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| Degree that you can earn in middle school. |
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| Who invented the first steel moldboard plow? |
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| What crop is grown in all 50 states? |
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| Disputed practice done by producers that actually benefits animals by helping to keep them clean. |
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| An area where the ground is saturated for much of the year. |
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| Grass, hay, or silage and other feeds high in fiber and low in TDN |
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| A disease causing organism. |
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| Amount of feed necessary for a calf during a 24 hour period. |
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| When was the National FFA Organization was established? |
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| Something that irritates, damages or destroys plants and animals. |
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| Forest management technique used to eliminate diseased or insect-infected trees. |
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| Food preservation that involves heating both an item and container thereby sterilizing and sealing for storage. |
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| Upper most layer of organic matter. |
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| Market that meets a unique need for consumer. |
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| When were females allowed to join FFA? |
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| Bring water from the roots to the leaves. |
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