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| Describe how Agriscience jobs and careers have changed over the years with relation to education required, salary, and jobs available to qualified workers. |
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| Although not all jobs require a college education there is a strong demand for college graduates, salaries are increasing, and there are more jobs available to qualified workers. |
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| Who invented the milking machine? |
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| Who invented the cotton gin? |
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| Who invented the steel plow? |
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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 to be used for work purposes |
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| Who provided foundations for studying heredity? |
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| Why do most accidents happen on the farm? |
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| The NSC is the National Safety Council and one of their main jobs is to keep a record of safety information, accidents, and deaths. |
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| OSHA is the Occupational Safety 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:
9 grams to centigrams |
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Convert the following decimals:
9 grams to milligrams |
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Convert the following decimals:
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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| Personal Protective Equipment |
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| List PPE and what they would be used for. |
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Welding mask: welding,
Goggles: using machinery, dealing with acids
Respirator: applying pesticides or dealing with things that you should not breath in
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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| 11. Compare and contrast plant and animal cells. (Know what is in both cells and what would only be found in one type of cell.) |
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a. Only Plant Cells: chloroplasts, cell wall
b. Only Animal Cells: 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 an area of low concentration. |
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| What is the difference between a gamete and a zygote? |
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| Gamete is a reproductive or sex cell, the zygote is a fertilized egg. |
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| List, describe, and give examples of the steps in the scientific method. |
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Problem / Question
Research topic
Hypothesis
Design Experiment
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Constant
Collect data
Draw conclusions |
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| The movement of genes or DNA from one cell or organism to another |
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| 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. |
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| IPM is a pest control program based on multiple control methods and practices. |
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| What are examples of different methods used? |
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| This is often done to achieve acceptable pest control, reduce the use of pesticides, and minimize environmental damage. |
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| What would be the purpose of utilizing integrated pest management practices? |
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| This is often done to achieve acceptable pest control, reduce the use of pesticides, and minimize environmental damage. Famers may use both biological and chemical methods. |
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| Releasing lady bugs to control pests |
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| 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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| 20. 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 leaves to conduct photosynthesis and make sugars or food for itself. There are light independent reactions as a part of photosynthesis and this is known as the Calvin Cycle. |
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| Carries water and nutrients up from the roots to the leaves. |
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| Carries food down from the leaves to the rest of the plant. |
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| How do insects know where to go to get pollen? |
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| They may notice a scent from the flower or see the colorful petals of the flower. The flower is responsible for attracting insects. |
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| Propagation is the process of increasing the number of species or perpetuating a species. |
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| Describe sexual and asexual propagation and give examples. |
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| 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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| Plant with a life cycle that is completed in one growing season |
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| Plant that takes two growing seasons or two years to complete its life cycle. |
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| A plant that lives from year to year. |
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| Production, distribution, and arranging cut flowers, potted plants and greenery and flowering herbaceous plants. |
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| What are the male parts of the flower? |
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| Stamen – includes filament, anther and pollen |
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| What are the female parts of a flower? |
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| Pistal – includes stigma, style, ovary, and ovules. |
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| The application of scientific principles and new technologies to agriculture. |
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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 where 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:
a. Cat -
b. Cow –
c. Dog –
d. Pig - |
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| Central and peripheral nervous systems control movements and functions of the body |
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| Provides food for the body and its systems |
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| Removes waste materials from the blood |
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| Provides food and oxygen to the cells of the body. |
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| Animal with a single compartment stomach (ex: pig) |
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| 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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Calculate the following fertilizer ratios:
a. 6-12-18
b. 15-20-15 |
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| What is the most common hammer used in the Ag industry? |
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| curved claw hammer – hammering and removing nails |
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| Something you do on a schedule to keep your car working properly such as changing the oil. |
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| Yearly or scheduled maintenance |
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| 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 applicable |
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| 40. Where do you look during an interview with another person? What do you do if you do not know an answer to a question that they ask you? |
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| Look at the person doing the interview. If you do not know an answer do not 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 and 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 they 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 and late. |
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| What is the purpose of a resume? |
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| Provides a potential employer with a brief history of a person’s education, work experience, and other qualifications for employment. |
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| What is the purpose of a cover letter? |
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| A cover letter is always sent with a resume to introduce yourself to an employer and tell you reason for applying. |
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| 44. 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 your 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 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
a. One -
b. Two –
c. Three - |
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a. sit
b. call to order
c. stand |
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| Identify the requirements for the Greenhand Degree. |
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a. Be enrolled in ag education
b. Have plans for an SAE
c. Have learned the creed motto and salute
d. Describe the emblem, colors, and symbols
e. Explain the code of ethics and proper use of the jacket
f. Have satisfactory knowledge of the history of the organization and the chapter constitution and poa
g. Know the duties and responsibilities of members
h. Own or have access to the official manual and student handbook
i.Submit a written application |
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| What is fermentation and give examples of fermented foods? |
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| Chemical change that involves foaming as gas is released ex: cheese, wine, beer, vinegar, pickles, and sauerkraut |
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| What can cause animal disease? (Disease is not related to animal nutrition) |
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| Physiological defects, unsanitary conditions, and poor pastures. |
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| How can you keep animal disease from spreading? |
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| The best way to keep disease from spreading is to keep animals separate and the first way to do that is by building fences. (Ex: when ticks and tick fever started becoming a problem in cattle ranching in old Florida the ranchers that had their herds fenced instead of roaming on the prairies had healthier cows. This is described in A Land Remembered.) |
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| Believe that animals should have the same rights as humans and be treated as much |
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| Believe that animals should be treated humanely and not cruelly but not just like humans and can be used for agriculture purposes. |
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| Who regulates to Animal Welfare Act? |
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| What is the purpose of animal being used in research? |
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| Animals are used in research to help benefit society for many different reasons such as providing us with valuable information. (Ex: medical reasons.) |
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| Unit of measurement for lumber that equals 1x12x12 or any combination thereof that equals 144. |
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| Why shouldn’t you wear loose clothing when operating machinery? |
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| It can become caught in the machinery and cause you to become hurt or killed. |
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| Can medical equipment be re-used? If so, what must be done to it before you can re-use it? |
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| Certain medical equipment can be re-used if it is sterilized before re-using it. |
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| Before operating a tractor or piece of equipment in Ag class what should you do? |
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| You should always read the manual and be trained to operated any equipment. You should also have your Ag Teachers permission. If is it a piece of equipment such as a tractor make sure that there is nothing around it that could be run over if you move it. |
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| Tree or plant loses its leaves every year |
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| Does not lose its leaves on a yearly basis. |
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| Define organic matter as related to soil. |
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| Organic matter in soil originates from living things such as plants and animals that die. |
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| What is another name for organic matter in soil? |
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| What helps decay organic matter? |
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| Humus is partially created by microbes in the soil. |
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| Weathering of rocks and minerals by something such as acid rain. |
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| Chemical Weathering/ Erosion |
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| Weathering by which physical forces break down soil such as a river cutting through the soil. |
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| Mechanical Weathering/ Erosion |
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| Selection of a product or service to be marketed or sold for a profit |
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| Physical organization and delivery of a product or service. |
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| Plan to make customers award of the product or service. |
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| Market research, sales plans, and sales closures |
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| If you were operating a cow-calf operation what would be one of your main concerns regarding efficiency? |
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| A large concern in a cow-calf operation would be the rate of production for your cows. |
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