Middle School Agriscience Contest By: Breanna Prouty and Sophia Fennern MOO!
Feb 23, 2016
Middle School Agriscience Contest
By: Breanna Prouty and Sophia Fennern
MOO!
FFA• FFA Mission: Making a positive difference in the lives of students by
developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success and agricultural education.
FFA Emblem:• Eagle: Symbolizes the National Scope of the FFA Program.• Cross Section of an Ear of Corn: Represents common agricultural
interests across the United States.• Owl: Represents wisdom and knowledge.• Plow: Represents hard work and dedication.• Rising Sun: Promise of a new day in agriculture or progressive
agriculturists.• The Words: Represent the importance of FFA in Agriculture.
Education• FFA Colors: Blue and Gold
• FFA Motto: Learning to do, doing to learn, earning to live, living to serve.
Smith-Hughes Act: 1917FFA Established: 1928FFA Jacket Adopted: 1933
Answers to Slide 21) FFA Mission2) Eagle3) Cross Section of an Ear of Corn4) Owl5) Plow6) Rising Sun7) The Words8) Blue and Gold9) FFA Motto10) Smith-Hughes Act: 191711) FFA Established: 192812) FFA Jacket Adopted: 1933
Dog BreedsBeagle:
Doberman Pinscher:
Basset Hound:
Dog BreedsBorder Collie: Welsh Corgi:
English Setter:
Cheese I.DCheddar:• Colby: Gouda:
Bleu:
Muenster:
Weed I.DCanadian Thistle:
Quackgrass:
Lambsquarter: Dandelion:
Ragweed:
Cocklebur:
Weed I.D Contd.Green Foxtail:
Velvet Leaf:
Jimsonweed:
Wild Mustard:
Seed I.DBarley: Rye: Corn:
Soybeans: Oats: Wheat: Sorghum:
Sheep I.D
Columbia: Dorset:
Finnsheep:
Hampshire: Rambouillet:
Suffolk: Merino:
CatsSiamese: Bombay: Egyptian Mau: Scottish Fold:
Persian Rex: Himalayan:
Plant I.D African Violet: Rex Begonia:Rubber Plant: Peace Lily: Heartleaf Phildendron:
Aluminum Plant: Snake Plant:
Plant I.DEnglish Ivy: Spider Plant:
Wandering Jew:
Ag. Mechanics Measuring Tools:
Saws: Hammers:
Chisels and Files: Cutters: Wrench: Drills:
Ag Mechanics Contd.
Clamps: Pliers:
Screwdrivers:Landscaping Tools:
Beef/DairyAngus: Brown Swiss:
Charolais: Guernsey:
Holstein: Jersey:
Beef/Dairy Contd.Limousin: Polled Hereford:
Simmental:
Swine:Berkshire: Chester White:
Duroc: Landrace:
Hampshire: Poland China:
Yorkshire:
Horses:Quarter Horse: Clydesdale:
Paint: Belgian:
Appaloosa: Tennessee Walker:
Horses Contd.Arabian: Palomino:
Thoroughbred:
Rabbits:
Angora:
Californian: Dutch:
English Lop:
Polish:
Parts of Saddle
Guess the parts before
moving onto next slide!
Parts of A Cow:Guess parts before moving onto next slide!
Chicken Meat:Breast: Thigh:
Leg: Wing:
Terms
• Tap Root: Tap root is a plant root that grows downward. They are hard to transplant. • Fibrous Root: A root system which is made up of threadlike members of equal length • Stems: The main axis of a plant, which supports it. • Xylem: A water-conducting tissue of a plant
• Phloem: A food-conducting tissue of a plant. • Cambium: A one celled layer of tissue between the xylem and the phloem
• Complete Flower: A flower which has all four, completed parts. • Incomplete Flower: A flower which does not have all four, completed parts.
• Pistil: The female part of a flower. • Ovary: The female reproductive organ.
• Ovule: The female germ cell.
• Stigma: A small mark, or pore.
Answers to Slide 271) Tap Root2) Fibrous Root3) Stem4) Xylem5) Phloem6) Cambium7) Complete Flower8) Incomplete Flower9) Pistil10) Ovary11) Ovule12) Stigma
Terms Contd.
• Style: The slender part of a pistil.
• Stamen: The male reproductive organ of a flower.
• Anther: The pollen bearing part of the stamen.
• Filament: The stalk of the stamen.
• Pollen: A spore, containing male reproductive cells, which come from the anther.
• Seed: The offspring of a plant.
• Embryo: The early growing and development of an animal or plant.
• Seed Coat: The outer protective layer of the seed.
• Endosperm: The tissue produced inside the seed.
• Leaves: When floral organs turn into foliage.
• Chloroplast: Plastid in the cells of plants.
• Sepal: The green part that protects the flower bud
Answers to Slide 291) Style 2) Stamen3) Anther 4) Filament5) Pollen 6) Seed7) Embryo8) Seed Coat9) Endosperm10) Leaves11) Chloroplast12) Sepal
Terms Contd.
• Receptacle: The upper end of a flower stalk
• Transpiration: The process of giving off vapor
• Respiration: When organisms obtain energy from organic molecules
• Tropism: The moving of a living organism
• Photosynthesis: The process when plants make carbohydrates
• Fertilization: The process of reproduction of insemination or pollination
• Germination: The beginning of growth
• Asexual Propagation Grafting: Formation of new individuals from the cells of a plant • Bulb: A modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive
structure • Corm: Solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive
structure • Bud: A partially opened flower • Leaf Scar: The mark left on a stem after the leaf falls
Answers to Slide 311) Receptacle2) Transpiration3) Respiration4) Tropism5) Photosynthesis6) Fertilization7) Germination8) Asexual Propagation Grafting9) Bulb10) Corm11) Bud 12) Leaf Scar
Terms Contd.
• Classroom/Laboratory: A place where you learn
• SAE: Supervised, Agricultural, Experience
• Discovery Degree: Is given to those who progress through their phases of leadership
• Drying: To make it so its not moist • Jerky:Beef that has been sliced into strips and dried • Pickling: A solution used to preserve or marinate foods
• Salting: To season with salt • Canning: To preserve cooked food by sealing them in cans or jars
• Blanching: To make paler/take the color out.
• Bud Scar: The marking left on a stem when the bud falls off • Auxiliary and Terminal Bud: Occur at the end of a stem, twig or branch
Terms Contd.
Males of Breeding Age• Cattle: 1 year old• Dog: 1 year old• Cat: 1 year old• Goat: 1 year old• Horse: 3 years old• Poultry: 5 months• Sheep: 1 year old• Swine: 1 year old
Mature Female• Cattle: Cow• Dog: Bitch• Cat: Queen• Goat: Doe• Horse: Mares• Poultry: Chicken• Sheep: Ewe• Swine: Sows
Young Male• Cattle: Bull-calf• Dog: Dog• Cat: Tomcat• Goat: Buckling• Horse: Colt• Poultry: Cockerels• Sheep: Ram• Swine: Shoat
Young Female• Cattle: Heifer • Dog: Bitch• Cat: Kit• Goat: Doe• Horse: foal• Poultry: Pullets• Sheep: Ewe Lamb• Swine: Gilt
Newborn• Cattle: Calf• Dog: Puppy• Cat: Kitten• Goat: Kid• Horse: Foal• Poultry: Chick• Sheep: Lamb• Swine: Piglet
Unsexed Male• Cattle: Calf• Dog: Puppy• Cat: Kitten• Goat: Kid• Horse: Foal• Poultry: Chick• Sheep: Lamb• Swine: Piglet
Unsexed Female• Cattle: Calf• Dog: Puppy• Cat: Kitten• Goat: Kid• Horse: Foal• Poultry: Chick• Sheep: Lamb• Swine: Piglet
Groups• Cattle: Herd• Dog: Pack• Cat: Clowder• Goat: Herd• Horse: Herd• Poultry: Flock• Sheep: Herd• Swine: Herd
Genus• Cattle: Bos• Dog: Canine• Cat: Felis• Goat: Capra• Horse: Equus• Poultry: Gallus• Sheep: Ovis• Swine: Sus
Act of Parturition• Cattle: Calfing • Dog: Whelping• Cat: Kitting• Goat: Kidding• Horse: Foaling• Poultry: Hatching• Sheep: Lambing• Swine: Farrowing
Length of Gestation• Cattle: 285 days long• Dog: 63 days• Cat: 65 days• Goat: 145 days• Horse: 120 days• Poultry: 21 days• Sheep: 142 days• Swine: 114 days