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TC FFA Orientation to Ag
Orientation to Agriculture Review
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Agriculture
7th Grade
12/12/2012

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Term
Agriscience
Definition
Use of scientific principles in producing food, fiber and shelter materials.
Term
Forestry Crop
Definition
Crop of trees grown for wood products
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Plant Pest
Definition
Anything that causes injury to a plant
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Processing
Definition
Changing raw products into desired forms
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CDE
Definition
Career Development Event
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Barrow
Definition
Male swine that has been castrated
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Stamen
Definition
Male part of a flower
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Pistil
Definition
Female part of the flower
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Shovel
Definition
Hand tool
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Aeseptic packaging
Definition
Method of sterilizing food and its packaging.
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Food Spoilage
Definition
Condition that makes food unsafe to eat.
Term
Companion animal
Definition
Animal that provides benefits to humans
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Food borne illness
Definition
An illness caused by the food that we eat.
Term
Safety
Definition
Condition of being free from harm or danger.
Term
Soil Erosion
Definition
The wearing away of soil by wind, water, ice, gravity or human activities.
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Communication
Definition
Exchanging information
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Agronomy Crop
Definition
Crop grown for food and fiber
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Parasite
Definition
An organism that lives off another animal.
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Machine
Definition
Device that transmits power, force, and motion.
Term
Agriculture
Definition
Production of food, fiber and shelter material.
Term
Predator
Definition
An animal that eats another animal.
Term
Battery, electric, and hand.
Definition
List the three major types of tools.
Term
Regard for teamwork, self-disciplined, organized
Definition
What qualities make a good leader?
Term

1. Identify the problem

2. Get information- Data Collection

3. Suggest an answer- Hypothesis

4. Experiment- Observation and data collection

5. Form a conclusion

Definition
What are the steps to the scientific method?
Term
Sunlight, carbon dioxide, water
Definition
What are the three basic elements plants need to grow?
Term

Cross section on the ear of corn

Rising Sun

Plow

Owl

Eagle

Words: Agricultural Education and FFA

 

(trademark symbol)

Definition
List the parts that make up the FFA Emblem.
Term

Learning to Do,

Doing to Learn,

Earning to Live,

Living to Serve.

Definition
What is the FFA Motto?
Term

Service Animal- animal that provides benefits to humans.

 

Production Animal- animal used for food products.

Definition

What is the difference between a service animal and a production animal?

 

Give an example of each.

Term
In an experiement the factor that which is suppose to make "it" happen, the causative factor.
Definition
What is the variable in an experiment?
Term
Division, cuttings, layering
Definition
How can plants be propagated?
Term
Chemical Safety Information
Definition
What is the most important information on the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)?
Term
Flower
Definition
Sexual reproduction occurs in which plant part?
Term

Leather, cereal, cotton

 

(NOT plastic)

Definition
Give examples of "products of agriculture."
Term
Public Speaking
Definition
What is the best way to communicate with a large group of people at one time?
Term
Coal and Fossil Fuels
Definition
Non-renewable Resource
Term
Plants
Definition
Renewable Resource
Term
Litter, toxic material, sewage
Definition
What is a source of soil pollution?
Term

Goggles

Respirator

Gloves

Definition
Examples of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment).
Term
Overalls
Definition
NOT an example of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment).
Term
crop consultant
Definition
A _________ is an example of the plant supply industry.
Term
mechanics
Definition
Power, structures, and electrification are all areas of   _________________.
Term
marketing
Definition
Selling, promoting, and advertising are all important functions of ________________.
Term
1917
Definition
What year was the Smith Hughes Act passed?
Term
Nutrition
Definition
_______________ is an important factor for proper animal care.
Term
packaging
Definition
The __________ CANNOT cause food spoilage.
Term
lamb and wool
Definition
_________ and _________ come from sheep.
Term
veterinarian
Definition
A _____________ is an example of the animal service industry.
Term
glasses
Definition
The use of ____________ is the most important safety device in a laboratory.
Term
down
Definition
The price goes _______ as companies compete for the consumers business.
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