Finals Flashcards
Completes life cycle in one year (growing season)
Annual
Completes life cycle in 2 years
Biennials
Lives for more than 2 years
Perennials
One main root that grows downward
Tap
Plant movement
Tropism
Response to gravity
Geotropism
Response to solid objects such as rocks
Thigmotropism
Plant production
Propagation
Male sex cell (sperm)
Pollen
Female sex cell (egg)
Ovule
Offspring are genetically identical to parent
Clone
Flower that has 4 principal parts
Complete
Male part of the flower
Stamen
Female part of the flower
Pistil
Major climate requirements
Precipitation, temperatures, and light
The flow of electrical current across a narrow gap
Arc
Metal deposited when the electrode is moved in one direction
Bead
Bending the metal out of shape due to the forces of expansion and contraction
Distortion
A non-metallic covering on many electrodes
Flux
The molten part of of the weld where heat is applied
Puddle
It is the measure of the amount of electrical current
Amperage
It is the metals ability to resist being pulled apart (1000 lbs./sq. in.)
Tensile strength
Name four weld joints
A) butt
B) lap
C) T
D) corner
Name four positions for arc welding
A) horizontal
B) vertical
C) overhead
D) flat
A good diameter of an electrode
1/8 of an inch
Distance from the original surface of the base metal to that point at which fusion occurs
Penetration
Non-metallic solid that covers bead and should be removed after cooling has taken place
Slag
Short weld made to hold parts to be welded in place until the first welds are made
Tack weld
Electric pressure; the force that causes current to flow in a circuit
Voltage
The way to strike an arc
Drag or tap
Many small roots that spread out through the soil
Fibrous
Water moves through a membrane higher concentrations to lesser concentrations
Osmosis
Response to light
Photosynthesis
Stamen and pistil found in the same flower
Perfect
Transfer of pollen from an anther on a stamen to the stigma
Pollination
Union of sperm produced by pollen with the ovale
Fertilization
A core of wire covered with flux that is used in some welding positions
Electrode
5 stages of life
Beginning, growth, maturity, decline, and death
The process by which plant manufactures food
Photosynthesis
What is the albuman?
Egg white that gives pure high quality protein
What does the egg shell do?
Breathes in oxygen and let’s out carbon dioxide (it’s also has 7,000 pores)
How are eggs tested?
Egg candling, broken-out eggs, and exterior quality eggs
Sex cell division (sperm and egg cells)
Meiosis
Body cellular division
Mitosis
Rose comb is…
Dominate (R)
Single comb is…
Recessive (r)
Four conditions that allow incubation to take place:
1) heat 2) turning
3) humidity 4) ventilation
How many days does it take for a chicken to hatch ?
21 days
Exchange of gases happen through the egg shell _____.
Pores
What does USDA stand for?
United States of Department Agriculture
Heterozygous rose comb is…
Rr
Animals use maintenance for?
Running internal organs, body temperature, and replacing old cells
1 energy source
Carbohydrates
What are the six nutrients?
Fats, carbs, protein, vitamins, minerals, and water
C-H-O
Carbohydrates
2.25x more concentrated than carbs
Fats
C-H-O-N
Protein
2 main groups of feed are?
Roughages and concentrates
2 types of roughages?
Grasses and legumes
2 types of concentrates?
Grains(corn) and supplement
Nutrient that is good for your teeth and bones?
Minerals which has calcium in them
What are 2 types of vitamins?
Water soluble and fat soluble
What does water soluble provide?
C and B complex
What does fat soluble provide?
A, D, E, and K
Most important nutrient of all?
Water
Roughages can be processed by:
Bailed, loose chop, pellets, and cubes
Concentrates can be processed by:
Mixes, pelletized, and cracked-ground-rolled-baked-flaked
Largest mineral particle?
Sand
Smallest mineral particle?
Clay
Remains of plants and animals, decompose in organic matter is known as…
Humus
Little or no plowing at all on the soil?
No tilth
What are the 4 horizons?
A, B, C, and R
Layers of soil materials
Horizons
What do the 4 horizons stand for?
A– topsoil
B– subsoil
C– parent material
R– bedrock
The physical condition of the soil
Soil tilth
Soil is made of 4 major ingredients:
Minerals, organic matter, water, and air
pH that’s below 7 is
Acidic (lime raises pH)
pH that’s above 7 is
Too alkaline (aluminum sulfate lowers pH)
The tiny building blocks of which living things are made
Cells