FFA History
What year were girls allowed to join the FFA?
1969
How many taps of the gavel restores the order of the meeting?
Series of taps
The 1st improvements in agriculture came through which of the following?
Trial and Error
Which organelles do plant cells have, that animal cells do NOT?
Cell wall & Chloroplast
Participate in 25 hours of community service; been an active member for 24 months; have completed at least 2 years of ag education; earned or invested $1,000 or worked 300 hours; demonstrate 10 Parliamentary Procedures; and 10 activities above the chapter level
Lonestar Degree
What year was Future Farmers of America Established?
1988
How many taps of the gavel Calls the meeting to order?
2 taps
What animal performed best under minimal livestock management?
Pigs
In a plant cell, what is the function of a cell wall?
Enrolled in 7th or 8th grade Ag Science courses; be a dues paying member; participate in chapter activites
Discovery Degree
The FFA Creed was adopted in what year?
1930
How many taps of the gavel means to stand in a meeting?
3 taps
What did the farmers of the colonial period focus on?
Survival
In both the plant and animal cell, what is the function of the mitochondria?
Converts glucose sugar into a usable form of energy
Be enrolled in a high school ag science course; have an SAE with records; learn & explain FFA creed, motto, salute, and mission statement; describe and explain meaning of FFA colors & emblem; IS required for all other FFA degrees
Greenhand Degree
New Farmers of America Merges with the FFA in what year?
1965
How many taps of the gave means to be seated, after the completion of a business item, and after adjournment of a meeting?
Squatters
What is the function of the nucleus in a cell?
It is the brain of the cell
Be enrolled in an Ag Science course at or above the 9th grade level; have an SAE with records; earned/invested $150 or worked 45 hours; demonstrate 5 Parliamentary Procedures
Chapter Degree
What year was Official Dress standards created?
1973
What is NOT a reason to use Parliamentary Procedure to run a meeting?
Minority has no voice
Name the eras of agriculture history we talked about in class:
Colonial Agriculture, Settling the western US, Golden Age & Depression, Scientific Revolution
In a plant cell, what is the function of Chloroplast?
Absorbs sunlight to create glucose sugar
Completed 3 years of high school ag education; have an SAE with records; earned or invested at least $7,500 or worked 2,250 hours; participate in 50 hours of community service.
American Degree