5th : AG Section Flashcards
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Arabian, Belgian, and Morgan are breeds associated with what species of animal?
A
Horses
2
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What farm animal is most susceptible to grass tetany?
A
Cattle
2
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Berkshire, Poland China, and Landrace are breeds associated with what species of animal?
A
Swine or Hogs
3
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Which state produces the most wheat?
A
Kansas (America’s breadbasket)
3
Q
What are baby sheep called?
A
Lambs
4
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What is the most common grass found in Tennessee?
A
Fescue
4
Q
Which soil characteristic is the most important to know when putting in a septic system?
A
The percolation rate or “Perc Rate” (how fast liquid can travel or perc through the soil)
5
Q
What is the proper name for a single freshwater shrimp?
A
Prawn
5
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Tennessee ranks second in the nation in the total numbers of what small ruminant animal?
A
Goats
5
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What is the Tennessee state amphibian?
A
Tennessee Cave Salamander
6
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What soils are a mixture of clay, silt, and sand making them easy to cultivate?
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Loams or Loamy Soils
7
Q
A female newborn horse is called a what?
A
Filly
7
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A wide stripe down the face of a horse would be called a what?
A
A Blaze
8
Q
Where in Tennessee does the nation’s largest population of bald eagles winter?
A
Reelfoot Lake
8
Q
The wool from one sheep is called what?
A
Fleece
9
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What is the term for a male beef animal?
A
Bull
10
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What is the most popular breed of dairy cattle?
A
Holstein
11
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What does the agriculture term TCA stand for?
A
Tennessee Cattleman’s Association
11
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Where do many Tennessee horse enthusiasts go each weekend to show and ride their horses?
A
Their local saddle club
12
Q
Apiculture is the science of producing what product?
A
Bees or Honey
12
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A male sheep of any age is called a what?
A
Ram
13
Q
Which state produces the most milk?
A
Wisconsin (America’s Dairyland!)
14
Q
What is the term for growing a plant in a water medium?
A
Hydroponic
14
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What does the agriculture term “outcrops” refer to?
A
Large rocks sticking up out of the ground hindering cultivation of the land
15
What are we doing when we are irrigating (Pronounced EAR-UH-GATE-ING) a field?
Watering the field
16
Pinzgaur (pronounced Pens gower), Gelbvieh (pronounced Gale V), and Red Poll are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Beef Cattle
16
Hampshire, Tamworth, and Duroc (pronounced Dew Rock) are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Hogs or Swine
17
What is the term for the group of baby pigs a sow has?
Litter
18
When measuring a horse, how many inches are in a hand?
Four
18
What is the most fertile part of the soil?
Topsoil
19
What is the official commercial fish of Tennessee?
Channel catfish
20
A female beef animal before she has a calf is called a what?
Heifer
20
What is the advantage of Jersey dairy cattle over the Holstein breed?
Higher amount of butterfat in the milk
21
Angora, Boer (pronounced Boar) and French Alpine are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Goat
21
Name my AG Career: I shoe horses.
Farrier
22
What is the term used to describe the loss of topsoil?
Erosion
22
Shropshire, Katahdin (pronounced Kuh Tah Den), and Montadale are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Sheep
23
A cross between a domesticated beef animal and the American Bison is called what?
Beefalo
23
What are the most efficient farm animals in terms of pounds of gain to pounds of feed?
Chickens or Poultry
24
In what part of the country would you find the most horses, in the east or the west?
East
24
Name my AG Career: I study plants and the numerous ways they can be cultivated and utilized.
Agronomist
25
What is found in some soils that stop root depth and effect homesite selection?
Bedrock
26
Why would you use an insecticide?
To kill insects
26
Simmental, Angus, and Hereford are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Beef Cattle
26
What part of the dairy cow holds and stores the milk?
Udder
27
What is another name for grain sorghum?
Milo
27
What grand division of the state has the most beef cattle?
Middle
27
What farm animal farrows its young?
Swine or hogs
28
Where does the University of Tennessee test new varieties and farming procedures?
UT AG Research Centers (would also accept Experiment Stations)
28
What is the most common term for a male goat?
Buck
28
A male chicken is called a what?
Rooster
29
What is the term used to describe the last possible date a particular area can expect a killing frost?
Frost free date
29
Name my AG Career: I work for USDA and I map soils and intrepret their productivity.
Soil Scientist
29
What farm animal has the digestive system most like humans?
Hogs or Swine
30
What is the term for the natural breaking-down of rocks?
Weathering
30
Shorthorn, Charlolais, and Santa Gertrudis are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Beef Cattle
31
What does it mean for an animal to be polled?
No horns
31
What is the proper color name for a brown horse with black colored legs, mane and tail?
Bay
32
Which state produces the most cotton?
Texas (The Cotton Bowl!)
33
How much does a bale of cotton weigh?
480 pounds
34
What kind of rock is Crab Orchard stone?
Sandstone
34
When Tennessean William Haskell Neal produced Neal's Paymaster corn, what was the new variety's great advantage?
Two ears per stalk as compared to one ear on the old varieties
35
How is the majority of livestock sold in the United States?
Public Auction
35
Rhode Island Reds and Plymouth Rocks are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Chickens or Poultry
36
Where would you find an A, B, and C horizon?
In a soil profile
36
What are the thick deposits of windblown soil found in West Tennessee called?
Loess (pronounced L-UH-SSS)
37
What state produces the most corn?
Iowa
37
A horse who has a mixture of white and black hairs would be called a what?
Blue Roan (pronounced R OWN)
38
Which one of Tennessee's forage grasses is infected with an "Endophyte Fungus?"
Fescue
38
In what town is the Tennessee Department of Agriculture located?
Nashville
39
What is the art of riding horseback called?
Horsemanship
39
What is the term for a male hog?
Boar
40
Great Pyrennes (pronounced Peer a knees), Border Collie, and Australian Shepherd are are dog breeds associated with what species of animal?
Sheep (They are usually used to herd or guard sheep)
40
Why is UT Extension called the Cooperative Extension Service?
Cooperation between Federal, State, and County governments
40
What Tennessee weed is being combatted by the use of an insect?
Thistle
41
Aquaculture is the science of producing what product?
Fish
41
Name my AG Career: I maintain trees and shrubs by trimming and pruning them.
Arborist (R-BOAR-IST)
41
What is the proper color name for a horse with a reddish body and the same color legs, mane, and tail?
Chestnut
41
Name my AG Career: I specialize in home gardens and flowering plants.
Horticulturalist
42
What abundant resource in Tennessee makes beef cattle production profitable?
Pasture
42
What is defined as an agent or chemical used to destroy pests?
Pesticides
42
What is the official sport fish of Tennessee?
smallmouth bass
42
What is meant by the word gestation?
Length of pregnancy
42
A plant that sprouts as a single leaf is called?
Monocot
42
Name my AG Career: I design new equipment to be used in farming and agriculture?
AG. Engineer
42
What is the official state game bird of Tennessee?
Bobwhite quail
43
What part of a horse bridle fits in the horse’s mouth?
The bit
43
Name my AG Career: I study better ways to manage fish in ponds, streams and even oceans
Fish Biologist
44
What type of plant can produce its own nitrogen?
Legume
45
Sheep produce what kind of meat?
Lamb or mutton
45
Name the State Wild Edible Plant of Tennessee?
Poke Sallet
46
What is the most common term for a female goat?
Doe
47
What is the term used to describe the rapid movement of soil and rock in response to gravity?
A landslide
47
What is the most valuable wholesale cut on any meat animal?
Loin
47
What is the Tennessee State Flower?
The Iris
48
Why do mice constantly gnaw on something?
Because their teeth never stop growing
49
Suffolk, Hampshire, and Dorset are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Sheep
49
What are you doing if you dock a sheep’s tail?
Cutting it off
49
What official heads up the USDA?
The Secretary of Agriculture
49
How much milk will the average dairy cow give in a day?
Seven Gallons
50
What farm group not only serves as an insurance agency, but also a nationwide farm lobby?
Farm Bureau
50
Tunis, Jacob, and Columbia are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Sheep
50
What does a Hognose Snake do when it is threatened?
Plays dead
50
What is the term for the soft furry covering on a deer's antlers?
Velvet
51
What is the name of the stomach in cows, sheep and goats that is responsible for them being able to eat and live on hay and grasses?
Rumen
52
How many times is a dairy cow milked each day?
Two times
53
Name the two types of foxes found in Tennessee.
Red Fox and Gray Fox
53
What is the average life span for a horse?
25 years
54
Why do cows have pierced ears?
For identification tags
55
What major crop, grown mainly in Arkansas and Louisiana, is grown in a flooded field?
Rice
56
The LaMancha (pronounced La Mon Cha), the Nubian (New Bee IN), and the Toggenburg are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Goat
57
Rambouillet (pronounced Ram buh Lay), Merino (pronounced Muh Reno) and Oxford are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Sheep
57
A female hog before she has pigs is called a what?
Gilt
58
Guernsey, Ayrshire (pronounced Air Shur) and Milking Shorthorn are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Dairy Cattle
59
What is the term for a male horse?
Stallion
59
Jersey, Holstein, and Brown Swiss are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Dairy Cattle
60
A baby goat is called a what?
Kid
60
What pigs are bought small and then fed to market weight?
Feeder pig
60
Hogs produce what kind of meat?
Pork
60
What does organic matter help build in a soil?
Topsoil
61
What is the agriculture term for a round bale of hay in a big plastic bag?
Haylage (Pronounced HAY LIJ)
61
What does TWRA stand for?
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
61
Of the three types of soil, Sand, Silt and Clay, which one is the stickiest?
Clay
61
Which state produces the most hogs?
Iowa
61
What breed of horse is known for its spots?
Appaloosa
62
What is the common name for cut and dried forage used for livestock feed?
Hay
63
Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture is an important part of what university?
The University of Tennessee
64
The Californian, the Netherland Dwarf, and the Mini Rex are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Rabbit
65
Who enforces the sale of Tennessee Game and Fishing Licenses?
TWRA (Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency)
66
Standardbred, Hackney, and Shire are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Horses
66
Cattle produce what kind of meat?
Beef
66
A female hatchling chicken is called a what?
Pullet
67
Name my AG Career: I am a person entrusted with the protection and preserving of a parkland…particulary as it relates to trees?
Forest Ranger
68
Which southern state has the most State Forests?
Tennessee
69
A male newborn horse is called a what?
Colt
70
What does the animal nutritional term TDN stand for?
Total Digestible Nutrients
70
In what complex is the Tennessee Department of Agriculture located?
Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville
70
What is the family of plants containing watermelons, squash, and cucumbers?
Cucurbits (CUE- CURB- ITS)
71
What piece of equipment has fenders, a horn, and stirrups?
Saddle
72
Name my AG Career: I work for the state of Tennessee and I protect and conserve wildlife?
Wildlife Officer or Game Warden
72
Limousin (pronounced Limosine), Brangus, and Maine-Anjou (pronounced Main AHN JEW) are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Beef Cattle
72
What breed of horse is featured at the National Celebration in Shelbyville, Tennessee?
Tennessee Walking Horse
73
What crop do we use to produce margarine?
Soybeans
74
Name my AG Career: I work for UT, but I work with people in a county helping them with all things Agriculture.
Extension AG Agent
74
What is meant by a milk deficit state?
Consume more milk than it produces
74
What do the letters USDA mean?
United States Department of Agriculture
74
What crop has the most harvested acres in Tennessee?
Hay
74
A newborn horse of either sex is called what?
Foal
75
The Saddlebred, Appaloosa, and the Mustang are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Horses
75
Landrace, Yorkshire and Spots are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Swine or Hogs
75
Name the country where the Clydesdale originated.
Scotland
76
In Tennessee what do the letters TDA stand for?
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
76
A sirloin steak comes from what area of the animal?
Hip
77
What farm animal is most susceptible to pseudorabies (pronounced SUE-DOE-RAY-BEES)?
Swine or Hogs
77
What is the length of pregnancy for a cow?
9 months
78
Leather is produced from what agricultural industry?
Cattle (both Beef and Dairy)
79
What western mammal has drifted into Tennessee causing much alarm to farmers?
Coyote
80
What is the largest rodent found in Tennessee?
The beaver (also the largest in North America)
81
What is the state wild animal of Tennessee?
Raccoon
82
What kind of college was formed to study Agriculture, and was funded by the sale of western lands given each state by the federal government?
Land-Grant University
83
What is the name of the feed that is highest in energy content?
Corn
83
What fish is generally the goal of a day of fly casting?
Trout
84
A female sheep of any age is called a what?
Ewe
85
In what structure is silage stored?
Silo
86
What is Tennessee's state bird?
The Mockingbird
