Semester 1 Final Review

Question 1

FFA MOTTO

Answer 1

Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve.

Question 2

FFA SALUTE

Answer 2

Pledge of Allegiance

Question 3

FFA EMBLEM

Answer 3

• Rising Sun: promise of a new day/ tomorrow
• Owl: wisdom
• Plow: labor and tillage of the soil
• Eagle: Freedom
• Cross Section of the Ear of Corn: Unity

Question 4

FFA COLORS

Answer 4

National Blue and Corn Gold

Question 5

Average Age of Farmers:

Answer 5

58 years old

Question 6

Average Farm Size:

Answer 6

285 acres

Question 7

Number of Farms:

Answer 7

99,170

Question 8

Missouri’s Commodity Rankings:

Answer 8

Answer

Question 9

Top States in Farming:

Answer 9

Answer

Question 10

Top US Imports and Exports:

Answer 10

Imports:
Exports:

Question 11

Grassland:

Answer 11

Any plant community dominated by grasses.

Question 12

Savannah:

Answer 12

Intermediate between grasslands and forests, widely spaced trees.

Question 13

Glades:

Answer 13

Small, isolated, native grasslands, on hilltops and Southwest facing slopes.

Question 14

Native Grassland:

Answer 14

Existed before the arrival of European Settlers.

Question 15

Prairie:

Answer 15

Large, continuous native grasslands; trees and shrubs are nearly absent.

Question 16

Grass:

Answer 16

Monocot- One seed leaf (cotyledon), fibrous root system.

Question 17

Forb:

Answer 17

Broad-leaf, non-woody, herbaceous plant’s that are not grasses or legumes.

Question 18

Legume:

Answer 18

Dicots- two seed leaves (cotyledons), bear fruit in pods.

Question 19

Unpalatable Weed:

Answer 19

Plants — both grasses and broadleaves— that animals will not consume.

Question 20

Forages:

Answer 20

Plants primarily grasses and legumes, grown as feed for livestock.

Question 21

Monocot vs Dicot:

Answer 21

Monocot: One seed leaf
Dicot: Two seed leaves

Question 22

Rotational Grazing:

Answer 22

Uses two pastures, with animals alternating between the different pastures in a preplanned cycle.

Question 23

Continuous Grazing:

Answer 23

Only use one pasture to meet the needs of the livestock, which are allowed to graze freely on the plants available.

Question 24

Management Intensive Grazing:

Answer 24

Form of rotational grazing, moving animals to new pastures when forage is available.

Question 25

Carrying Capacity Formula:

Answer 25

Annual Forage Production x Seasonal Utilization Rate
Divided by:
Average Daily Intake x Length of Grazing Season

Question 26

What part of the plant is most digestible?

Answer 26

The Leaves

Question 27

Pasture vs Hayfield:

Answer 27

Pasture: A grassland enclosed by fencing, used to keep livestock.
Hayfield: May or may not have a fence, used for plants.

Question 28

Management vs Conservation of Grasslands:

Answer 28

Grassland Management: Use and care of grasslands, changing to increase productivity.
Grassland Conservation: Wise use of grasslands to insure long term sustainability and productivity.

Question 29

Management Techniques:

Answer 29

Mechanical Harvesting: Cutting forage for hay silage or green chop.
Grazing: Livestock and wildlife, primarily for forages.

Question 30

Cattle Nutritional Needs:

Answer 30

Dry Beef Cow (DBC): 2%
Lactating Beef Cow Average (LBCA): 2.5%
Lactating Beef Cow Supreme (LBCS): 3%
Bull During Breeding Season (BDBS): 2.5%
Bull Out of Breeding Season (BOBS): 2%
Growing Steers, Bulls, and Heifers (GSBH): 3%

Question 31

Explain Presentation Topics.

Answer 31

Answer

Question 32

First 15 Cuts of Meat Learned

Answer 32

Pictures