Area 2 - Sciences

Question 1

The act of belching or casting up gas from the stomach

Answer 1

eructation

Question 2

scientific name of goat

Answer 2

capra hircus

Question 3

scientific name of pig/swine

Answer 3

Sus domesticus

Question 4

scientific name of bird/chicken

Answer 4

gallus gallus domesticus

Question 5

scientific name of sheep

Answer 5

ovis aries

Question 6

inflammation of the testis is called

Answer 6

orchitis

Question 7

Sili labuyo or chili pepper is scientifically knows as

Answer 7

Capsicum frutescens

Question 8

cropping systems where strips of grass or legumes crop are laid between contour strips of crops in the regular rotations; they may be even or irregular in width; they may be placed on critical slope areas of the field

Answer 8

buffer strip

Question 9

It is the stage of growth that is considered the start of the reproductive phase and is marked by the initiation of panicle primodium. This state occurs approximately 70 to 75 days before the expected date of maturity.

Answer 9

panicle initiation

Question 10

A virus condition affecting all cloven-hooved animals like cattle, sheep, pigs, and deer.

Answer 10

foot and mouth disease

Question 11

the moisture content at which wilting is complete

Answer 11

ultimate wilting

Question 12

Materials made up of 2 or more minerals that solidify

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rocks

Question 13

high shrinking (when dry) and swelling (when wet); readily observed in the field by the presence of unusually large cracks during dry season.

Answer 13

Montmorillonite

Question 14

_____ is a natural and dynamic body formed on the land surface and made up of a porous mixture of inorganic and organic materials whose composition and properties influence the growth of plants.

Answer 14

soil

Question 15

Minerals formed under conditions of temperature and pressure found at the earth’s surface by weathering pre-existing minerals.

Answer 15

Secondary minerals

Question 16

Water between field capacity and permanent wilting point.

Answer 16

available water

Question 17

Water held at SSMT >31 atmosphere; vapor form and not available to plants.

Answer 17

Hygroscopic water

Question 18

It is made up of clay minerals or various kinds

Answer 18

inorganic colloids

Question 19

____ are stable biological products of the decomposition of organic matter, often humus

Answer 19

Organic colloids

Question 20

A soil type which is loosely packed with large air spaces

Answer 20

sandy soil

Question 21

Soil profile refers to an arrangement within a soil of ____

Answer 21

its horizontal layout

Question 22

What is the key component of soil that make it more cohesive?

Answer 22

Clay

Question 23

Which soil layer is made up of small lumps of rocks?

Answer 23

C-horizons

Question 24

Which soil horizon contains humus?

Answer 24

A-horizon

Question 25

Any substance which is added to the soil or applied to the plant to supply the elements essential for plant nutrition.

Answer 25

fertilizers

Question 26

It refers to the alkalinity and acidity of soil.

Answer 26

Soil pH

Question 27

Inbreeding depression in most reproductive traits in farm animals is caused by:

Answer 27

Parent offspring mating

Question 28

_______ leads to random genetic drift because of chance variation or sampling effects/errors.

Answer 28

small population size

Question 29

Gestation period for sow

Answer 29

114 days

Question 30

Breeds of Swine

Answer 30

Largewhite, Landrace, Duroc, Hampshire, Berkshire, Mieshan, Native

Question 31

Breeds of Goats

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Anglo-Nubian, Tuggenburg, Alphine, Saanen, Boer, Native

Question 32

Breeds of Chicken

Answer 32

Native: Camarines, Darag, Bolinao Foreign: Sasso, Alugbati

Question 33

Soil properties

Answer 33

Soil texture, structure, profile, pH

Question 34

Proportion of sand, silt, and clay

Answer 34

soil texture

Question 35

geometry or physical arrangement of the soil particles in relation of each other

Answer 35

soil structure

Question 36

the vertical distribution of the soil; topsoil, subsoils

Answer 36

soil profile

Question 37

amount of H+ ion in soil water (acidity measurement, affects nutrient availability)

Answer 37

soil pH

Question 38

Another term for each horizons. A-horizon B-horizon C-horizon

Answer 38

A-horizon - surface soil B-horizon - sub-soil C-horizon - substrata or parent material

Question 39

Soil forming rocks

Answer 39

igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic

Question 40

classification of soil based on texture

Answer 40

loam, sandy loam, silt loam, clay loam

Question 41

refers to the percentage of the soil volume which is not occupied by the solid portions of the soil

Answer 41

porosity

Question 42

Refers to the ease of crumbling of soil

Answer 42

friability

Question 43

property of soil which enables clay to change shape without cracking when it is subjected to deforming stress

Answer 43

plasticity

Question 44

Susceptibility of soils to puddling.

Answer 44

puddlability

Question 45

tiniest of all soil particles, it can only be seen under an electron microscope

Answer 45

soil colloid

Question 46

Soil colors; generally caused by the presence of organic matter

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black soil

Question 47

Soil colors; contains plenty of iron and with good drainage

Answer 47

red soil

Question 48

Soil color; the color is due to poor organic matter or low in iron content, either low in fertility, poor in drainage or both

Answer 48

gray soil

Question 49

Soil color; poor organic matter, or very low in iron.

Answer 49

white soil

Question 50

Defined as the quantity of air in the soil which remains after the soil has been saturated with water to the point of absolute water capacity

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air capacity of soils

Question 51

Classification of soil water

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1. hygroscopic water 2. capillary water 3. gravitational water

Question 52

Capacity of soil to retain water against the downward pull of the force of gravity

Answer 52

field capacity

Question 53

indicates the percentage MC of a soil at which plants wilts and will not be able to recover.

Answer 53

wilting percentage

Question 54

Refers to the proportion of Carbon and Nitrogen in fresh organic matter which affects its decomposition

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C:N ratio; 3:1

Question 55

Biochemical transformation of N in soil

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ammoniafication, nitrification, and dentrification

Question 56

herbaceous plants grown in cultivated fields with a more or less extensive system of culture

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field crops

Question 57

examples of field crops

Answer 57

cereals, seed legumes, root/tubers, fibers

Question 58

Garden crops, grown under systems of intensive culture in relatively small areas

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vegetables, tree fruits, nuts

Question 59

Types of vegetables

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leafy, solanaceous, cucurbits, legumes, rootcrops, indigenous, herbs

Question 60

Diseases in swine

Answer 60

Mastitis - infection of the teats Metritis - inflammation of the womb Dystocia - difficulty in giving birth Agalactia - failure to produce milk

Question 61

the action of giving birth

Answer 61

parturition

Question 62

the chewing of food

Answer 62

mastication

Question 63

Meat from cattle

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beef

Question 64

Meat from cattle less than 1 year old

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veal

Question 65

Meat from carabao

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carabeef

Question 66

Meat from goats

Answer 66

chevon

Question 67

Meat from swine

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pork

Question 68

Meat from sheep

Answer 68

mutton

Question 69

Meat from young sheep

Answer 69

lamb

Question 70

Meat from dear

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venison

Question 71

Meat from illegal source

Answer 71

hot meat

Question 72

meat that has not undergone any substantial change from the time of slaughter

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fresh meat

Question 73

the premises approved and registered as premises for slaughtering animals for human food

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abattoir

Question 74

slaughtering an animal which is already dead of some causes prior to slaughter

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cold slaughter

Question 75

destroying most disease-producing microorganism and limiting fermentation in milk

Answer 75

pasteurization

Question 76

Fresh milk of high purity is to be delivered to the customer within 36 hours

Answer 76

certified milk

Question 77

contains finer globules of butterfat than those present in fresh milk

Answer 77

homogenized milk

Question 78

milk where the butterfat is replaced with vegetable fat such as coconut fat

Answer 78

filled milk