AG ASSOCIATES REVIEW CORE EXAMS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The insecticide DDT has been used to control mosquitoes that carry which disease?
- ✔✔Malaria
✔✔When a tree or other plant is not affected by the presence of a harmful insect, it is
described as being - ✔✔Immune
✔✔T/F- A career in food science limits the individual to work in the lab as a scientist. -
✔✔False
✔✔T/F- Production agriculture involves producing literature about growing food crops. -
✔✔False
✔✔T/F- U.S. consumers spend about 15 percent of their income on food. - ✔✔False
✔✔T/F- Renewable natural resources is an area of agriscience attractive to those who
enjoy working outdoors. - ✔✔False
✔✔The area of agriscience the includes businesses that sell supplies or provide service
is - ✔✔agricultural supplies and services
,✔✔Another term for a resume is a - ✔✔vita
✔✔The SCANS report was written by the - ✔✔Secretary's Commission on Achieving
Necessary Skills
✔✔In what order are college degrees earned? - ✔✔four-year, master's, doctorate
✔✔A global positioning systems technician is most likely found in which career area? -
✔✔agricultural mechanics
✔✔Which Cabinet-level secretary developed the SCANS report. - ✔✔Secretary of
Labor
✔✔Farming and ranching fall under which career area - ✔✔production agriculture
✔✔Of people needed each year to fill positions in the agriculture industry,
approximately how many have the required skilled and knowledge? - ✔✔100,000
✔✔One out of every _______ jobs in the United States is in the field of agriscience. -
✔✔Five
✔✔In the field of renewable natural resources, which are state and regional concerns of
high priority? - ✔✔Water quality and soil conversation
✔✔T/F A lobbyist must be registered in most states before representing a group -
✔✔True
✔✔T/F Lobbyists are paid to make laws for the groups they represent. - ✔✔False
✔✔T/F A leader must be able to inspire others. - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F Leaders primarily rely on personal knowledge and skills to achieve goals. -
✔✔False
✔✔T/F Managers guide the actions and opinions of others, while leaders direct people,
resources, and processes to reach a goal. - ✔✔False
✔✔At an FFA meeting, what does three taps of a gavel mean? - ✔✔The members
should stand up.
✔✔Which term is defined as functioning in society in a positive way? - ✔✔citizenship
, ✔✔Which symbol tops the FFA emblem? - ✔✔eagle
✔✔The Cooperative Extension System is an educational agency of the: - ✔✔U.S.
Department of Agriculture
✔✔The three required sections of a speech are the: - ✔✔introduction, body, and
conclusion
✔✔Which leadership trait means familiarity, awareness, and understanding? -
✔✔knowledge
✔✔Whom do lobbyists (or legislative advocates) represent? - ✔✔groups of people with
common interests
✔✔What are the FFA's colors - ✔✔National Blue and Corn Gold
✔✔What are the three steps to follow when practicing a speech? - ✔✔Say it to yourself
several times, practice in front of a mirror, and deliver it to someone else.
✔✔The leadership skill of encouraging others in positive ways is known as - ✔✔tact
✔✔Proposal to be acted upon by a group - ✔✔motion
✔✔Items and sequence of agenda items for a meeting - ✔✔order of business
✔✔a system of guidelines for conducting meetings - ✔✔parliamentary procedure
✔✔a speech delivered with little or no preparation - ✔✔extemporaneous
✔✔a motion used to stop discussion until the next meeting - ✔✔lay on the table
✔✔T/F The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducts benefit-risk assessments
on each pesticide that is registered. - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F Organic Fungicides are used both as protectants and as eradicants - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F Inorganic compounds are any compounds that contain carbon. - ✔✔False
✔✔T/F Sulfur and arsenic were among the first elements used to control pests -
✔✔True
✔✔T/F Pesticide drift is the movement of a pesticide through the air to target sites. -
✔✔False
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The insecticide DDT has been used to control mosquitoes that carry which disease?
- ✔✔Malaria
✔✔When a tree or other plant is not affected by the presence of a harmful insect, it is
described as being - ✔✔Immune
✔✔T/F- A career in food science limits the individual to work in the lab as a scientist. -
✔✔False
✔✔T/F- Production agriculture involves producing literature about growing food crops. -
✔✔False
✔✔T/F- U.S. consumers spend about 15 percent of their income on food. - ✔✔False
✔✔T/F- Renewable natural resources is an area of agriscience attractive to those who
enjoy working outdoors. - ✔✔False
✔✔The area of agriscience the includes businesses that sell supplies or provide service
is - ✔✔agricultural supplies and services
,✔✔Another term for a resume is a - ✔✔vita
✔✔The SCANS report was written by the - ✔✔Secretary's Commission on Achieving
Necessary Skills
✔✔In what order are college degrees earned? - ✔✔four-year, master's, doctorate
✔✔A global positioning systems technician is most likely found in which career area? -
✔✔agricultural mechanics
✔✔Which Cabinet-level secretary developed the SCANS report. - ✔✔Secretary of
Labor
✔✔Farming and ranching fall under which career area - ✔✔production agriculture
✔✔Of people needed each year to fill positions in the agriculture industry,
approximately how many have the required skilled and knowledge? - ✔✔100,000
✔✔One out of every _______ jobs in the United States is in the field of agriscience. -
✔✔Five
✔✔In the field of renewable natural resources, which are state and regional concerns of
high priority? - ✔✔Water quality and soil conversation
✔✔T/F A lobbyist must be registered in most states before representing a group -
✔✔True
✔✔T/F Lobbyists are paid to make laws for the groups they represent. - ✔✔False
✔✔T/F A leader must be able to inspire others. - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F Leaders primarily rely on personal knowledge and skills to achieve goals. -
✔✔False
✔✔T/F Managers guide the actions and opinions of others, while leaders direct people,
resources, and processes to reach a goal. - ✔✔False
✔✔At an FFA meeting, what does three taps of a gavel mean? - ✔✔The members
should stand up.
✔✔Which term is defined as functioning in society in a positive way? - ✔✔citizenship
, ✔✔Which symbol tops the FFA emblem? - ✔✔eagle
✔✔The Cooperative Extension System is an educational agency of the: - ✔✔U.S.
Department of Agriculture
✔✔The three required sections of a speech are the: - ✔✔introduction, body, and
conclusion
✔✔Which leadership trait means familiarity, awareness, and understanding? -
✔✔knowledge
✔✔Whom do lobbyists (or legislative advocates) represent? - ✔✔groups of people with
common interests
✔✔What are the FFA's colors - ✔✔National Blue and Corn Gold
✔✔What are the three steps to follow when practicing a speech? - ✔✔Say it to yourself
several times, practice in front of a mirror, and deliver it to someone else.
✔✔The leadership skill of encouraging others in positive ways is known as - ✔✔tact
✔✔Proposal to be acted upon by a group - ✔✔motion
✔✔Items and sequence of agenda items for a meeting - ✔✔order of business
✔✔a system of guidelines for conducting meetings - ✔✔parliamentary procedure
✔✔a speech delivered with little or no preparation - ✔✔extemporaneous
✔✔a motion used to stop discussion until the next meeting - ✔✔lay on the table
✔✔T/F The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducts benefit-risk assessments
on each pesticide that is registered. - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F Organic Fungicides are used both as protectants and as eradicants - ✔✔True
✔✔T/F Inorganic compounds are any compounds that contain carbon. - ✔✔False
✔✔T/F Sulfur and arsenic were among the first elements used to control pests -
✔✔True
✔✔T/F Pesticide drift is the movement of a pesticide through the air to target sites. -
✔✔False
