Quizbowl 3 Flashcards
What is the name of the technology that allows fields to be scanned by satellites or high-flying aircraft to provide the farmer with information about them?
Remote sensing
Galvanized steel has a coating made from what element?
Zinc
The seed of a plant contains the embryo, seed coat, and what other component?
Endosperm
What do the letters “IM” on a bottle of veterinary medicine mean?
Intramuscular
What aquatic disease breaks down cartilage, causing fish to swim in a circular pattern?
Whirling disease
What do the letters “k.d.” stamped on a board mean?
Kiln dried
What is the correct term for a pipe that carries water under a road?
Culvert
According to new USDA guidelines, what is the minimum internal temperature pork should reach for safe consumption, in Fahrenheit?
145
What is the minimum number of functional teats necessary for a sow to be considered “sound”?
12
Who is considered the Father of the Green Revolution?
Norman Borlaug
What agricultural youth organization was founded in 1902?
4-H
Bang’s Disease is another name for what contagious cattle illness?
Brucellosis
The weaning weight of cattle is adjusted to how many days?
205
Which soil macroparticle has the highest water holding capacity?
Clay
What “s-word” means that if a business were to sell all of its assets, it would be able to pay off all of its debts?
Solvency
