Plant Science
These are the six main parts of a plant.
What are the Flower, Leaves, Stem, Roots, Fruit, and Seed?
This is the term for a castrated male bovine (cattle).
What is a steer?
This process involves heating milk to a specific temperature to kill harmful bacteria.
What is pasteurization?
This is the top layer of the Earth's surface where plants grow.
What is soil?
This famous inventor created the cotton gin.
Who was Eli Whitney?
This tissue in the stem acts as the transport system for water and nutrients.
What are Xylem and Phloem?
This type of digestive system has four compartments, commonly found in cows and sheep.
What is a ruminant system?
Most food-borne illnesses are caused by these microscopic organisms that can be killed by proper cooking temperatures.
What is Bacteria?
This term describes a resource that can be replaced or replenished naturally over time.
What is renewable?
This is the science, art, and business of cultivating soil, producing crops, and raising livestock.
What is Agriculture?
This process occurs in the leaves to convert sunlight and air into food.
What is Photosynthesis?
This is the "mother's first milk" which is high in antibodies for the newborn.
What is colostrum?
This government agency is responsible for grading meat and inspecting food safety in the US.
What is the USDA?
This is the wearing away of soil by wind or water.
What is erosion?
This is the metal tool used to turn over soil, made famous by John Deere's steel version.
What is a plow?
This is the female part of a flower, consisting of the stigma, style, and ovary.
What is the Pistil?
This is the term for a female pig that hasn't had a litter yet.
What is a gilt?
This is the process of breaking up fat globules in milk so they don't separate and float to the top.
What is homogenization?
This is the most common natural resource used by plants to perform photosynthesis.
What is Sunlight?
This is the state of the US that produces the most agricultural products by value.
What is California?
These are the four specific parts that make up a root system.
What are the Primary Root, Secondary Root, Root Hairs, and Root Cap?
This poultry term refers to a young chicken raised specifically for meat.
What is a broiler?
This measurement represents the amount of energy provided by food.
What is a calorie?
This natural resource is absorbed by the plant's roots to provide hydration and carry minerals.
What is Water?
This three-letter organization was founded in 1928 to support students interested in agriculture.
What is the FFA (Future Farmers of America)?