Livestock
What is the presentation of one’s opinion on a livestock judging class called?
Reasons
What type of soil is most suited for plant growth?
Loam
What are proteins composed of?
Amino Acids
How many students can present?
no limit
How long can your speech be?
In order to reach the USDA Choice quality grade the fat opposite the 12th rib should measure
.3-.5
When soil organisms consume materials in the soil, what is released into the atmosphere?
Carbon Dioxide
What is bright orange in color and found in foods from plant sources
Beta-carotene
Who is your target audience?
k-6 grade
What topics can your speech cover
Anything agricultural
From the side profile, where is muscle most evident?
Leg
The movement of soil components within the soil profile is best described by the term?
Translocation
Milk Chocolate must contain at least ____% of cocoa liquor
10%
What awards do you win?
$500 cash
What must be included on your cover page
speech title, name, chapter and year
What is the term which describes a female pig as being extremely deep and capacious in terms of her ribcage.
broody
As water evaporates and is absorbed by plants, the water content gradually declines until plants can no longer extract the remaining water held by soil particles. This stage is known as which of the following?
Wilting Point
The reaction between proteins and carbohydrates that causes food to brown is the
Maillard reaction
How many points is the application worth
75pts
How many points is your manuscript worth
200
What is the desired angle from the top of the shoulder to the point of the shoulder in livestock?
45 degrees
What term refers to the thin film of water surrounding soil particles which is bound so tightly by forces of adhesion it cannot easily be removed by plant roots?
Hygroscopic water
Use your knowledge of changing batch yields to solve the following problem. You are working with a recipe which yields 200 cupcakes originally. Which recipe conversion factor is needed to make only 26 cupcakes?
.13
Name 3 of the 5 scoring criteria for the contest?
Content/ quality of message, feedback from presentation, chapter participation, originality and oral interview/presentation
In contest how is a tie broken?
Low Ranks