Animal Sci
In ruminants, which stomach compartment is responsible for microbial fermentation?
Rumen
What gas do plants absorb during photosynthesis?
Carbon Dioxide
What is the primary greenhouse gas emitted from agricultural activities?
Methane
The year MANRRS was founded(also the year Epcot was opened and Michael Jackson's Thriller came out)
1982
Which agency is responsible for inspecting meat, poultry, and egg products?
This nutrient is primarily responsible for muscle growth in livestock?
Protein
The herbicide that's mode of action is classified as an aromatic amino acid inhibitor is known by what common name?
Round up
What practice helps reduce soil erosion on farmland?
Crop Rotation
Who is currently the National President of MANRRS
Ryan Locke
During what year was the endangered species act passed?
1973
In mammals, what is the process by which eggs, or ova, are produced?
oogenesis
What three plants traditionally make up the Three Sisters method of companion farming?
Corn, Squash, Beans
Which practice improves water conservation in agriculture?
Drip Irrigation
When was the first officer team established, and who was the president?
1992, Eunice Foster
What act established land-grant universities in the U.S.?
The Morril Act
What hormone, produced in the pituitary gland, initiates the synthesis of milk in mammals?
Prolactin
What plant hormone is primarily responsible for cell elongation?
Auxin
Listed on a farm's income statement, what does NFI stand for?
Net Farm Income
What is the MANRRS Motto?
Changing the face of agriculture by linking hands around the world
Who developed the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
What is the average gestation period for swine in days?
114 days
What type of chlorophyll in addition to chlorophyll a. occurs naturally in brown algae?
Chlorophyll c.
What ecosystem type stores the most carbon?
Wetlands
What was the first student competition introduced in MANRRS?
Under the NEPA, what type of statement must be prepared when a proposed federal action is expected to significantly affect the quality of the human environment?
An environmental impact statement