AGRISCIENCE FOUNDATIONS 1
STUDY GUIDE
What is the number one agriculture crop produced in FL? - Answers -Oranges.
In rough figures, how much does Florida agriculture contribute to the national economy?
- Answers -Billions.
What percentage of the American population is involved in the production of
agriculture? - Answers -1.7%.
What type of public speaking helps prepare people to think on the spot {HINT: also a
contest in FFA}? - Answers -Extemporaneous.
What are the FFA degrees in order starting with middle school? - Answers -Discovery,
Greenhand, Chapter, State & American.
Why did the FFA change its name in 1988? What did the name change from and to? -
Answers -Future Farmers of America to The National FFA; to show diversity.
Write the FFA Motto: - Answers -Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living
to Serve.
What are the 6 main components of the FFA Emblem & what do they represent? -
Answers -1. Owl= Wisdom
2. Corn= Unity
3. Sun= Hope
4. Plow= Hard Work
5. Eagle: National Freedom
6. The Words of AG & FFA.
What are the FFA colors and what do they stand for {Be Specific}? - Answers -Corn
Gold & National Blue; National Organization.
What major changes happened in the FFA in the following years? - Answers -~ 1928:
organization was founded
~ 1929: Florida joined
~ 1965: NFA & FFA merged
~ 1969: Women joined
Which agency is responsible for how our food is processed & transported? - Answers -
FDA.
, Which agency is responsible for ensuring the environmental safety of the agriculture
industry? - Answers -EPA.
Explain the difference between Conservation & Preservation. - Answers -Conservation:
using a resource in an environmental friendly way.
Preservation: hands-off approach.
If a student works for a vet. clinic & is paid an hourly wage, in what type of Supervised
Agricultural experience Project is he/she participating in? - Answers -Placement.
If a student runs his/her own business & maintains all business records, in what type of
Supervised Agricultural experience Project is he/she participating in? - Answers -
Entrepreneur.
Name the four types of motions & state the purpose of each. - Answers -1. Main Motion:
item of business.
2. Subsidiary Motion: helps dispose main motion-does something to it.
3. Privileged: more rights of the organization.
4. Incidental: incident(s) that arose.
List the steps in order of how to properly present & dispose of a main motion. - Answers
-~ Member asks for attention, chair recognizes it, motion is made, the motion is
seconded, *chair restates then asks for debate, a debate & vote.
In Parliamentary Procedure, when is a motion considered "properly before the
assembly"? - Answers -After it's been moved and seconded & recognized by the chair.
Heterozygous Gene: - Answers -Different Alleles.
Homozygous Gene: - Answers -Same Alleles.
Dominant Gene: - Answers -The gene that's shown in a heterozygous pair; overpowers
recessive gene.
Recessive Gene: - Answers -Masked or covered by the dominant gene.
Write the proper expression of a homozygous recessive genotype. - Answers -bb.
Write the proper expression of a heterozygous genotype. - Answers -Bb.
Rancher Paioff owns a herd of cattle. If all of her calves are black, but their parents
were red & black, what can she tell about their genotypes & phenotypes? - Answers -~
Genotypes: mom= bb{homozygous recessive} & dad= Bb{heterozygous dominant}. b-
red, B- black.
STUDY GUIDE
What is the number one agriculture crop produced in FL? - Answers -Oranges.
In rough figures, how much does Florida agriculture contribute to the national economy?
- Answers -Billions.
What percentage of the American population is involved in the production of
agriculture? - Answers -1.7%.
What type of public speaking helps prepare people to think on the spot {HINT: also a
contest in FFA}? - Answers -Extemporaneous.
What are the FFA degrees in order starting with middle school? - Answers -Discovery,
Greenhand, Chapter, State & American.
Why did the FFA change its name in 1988? What did the name change from and to? -
Answers -Future Farmers of America to The National FFA; to show diversity.
Write the FFA Motto: - Answers -Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living
to Serve.
What are the 6 main components of the FFA Emblem & what do they represent? -
Answers -1. Owl= Wisdom
2. Corn= Unity
3. Sun= Hope
4. Plow= Hard Work
5. Eagle: National Freedom
6. The Words of AG & FFA.
What are the FFA colors and what do they stand for {Be Specific}? - Answers -Corn
Gold & National Blue; National Organization.
What major changes happened in the FFA in the following years? - Answers -~ 1928:
organization was founded
~ 1929: Florida joined
~ 1965: NFA & FFA merged
~ 1969: Women joined
Which agency is responsible for how our food is processed & transported? - Answers -
FDA.
, Which agency is responsible for ensuring the environmental safety of the agriculture
industry? - Answers -EPA.
Explain the difference between Conservation & Preservation. - Answers -Conservation:
using a resource in an environmental friendly way.
Preservation: hands-off approach.
If a student works for a vet. clinic & is paid an hourly wage, in what type of Supervised
Agricultural experience Project is he/she participating in? - Answers -Placement.
If a student runs his/her own business & maintains all business records, in what type of
Supervised Agricultural experience Project is he/she participating in? - Answers -
Entrepreneur.
Name the four types of motions & state the purpose of each. - Answers -1. Main Motion:
item of business.
2. Subsidiary Motion: helps dispose main motion-does something to it.
3. Privileged: more rights of the organization.
4. Incidental: incident(s) that arose.
List the steps in order of how to properly present & dispose of a main motion. - Answers
-~ Member asks for attention, chair recognizes it, motion is made, the motion is
seconded, *chair restates then asks for debate, a debate & vote.
In Parliamentary Procedure, when is a motion considered "properly before the
assembly"? - Answers -After it's been moved and seconded & recognized by the chair.
Heterozygous Gene: - Answers -Different Alleles.
Homozygous Gene: - Answers -Same Alleles.
Dominant Gene: - Answers -The gene that's shown in a heterozygous pair; overpowers
recessive gene.
Recessive Gene: - Answers -Masked or covered by the dominant gene.
Write the proper expression of a homozygous recessive genotype. - Answers -bb.
Write the proper expression of a heterozygous genotype. - Answers -Bb.
Rancher Paioff owns a herd of cattle. If all of her calves are black, but their parents
were red & black, what can she tell about their genotypes & phenotypes? - Answers -~
Genotypes: mom= bb{homozygous recessive} & dad= Bb{heterozygous dominant}. b-
red, B- black.
