Agriculture in General
Cotton
Lamb
Poultry
Mushrooms
100
Name one intensive type of agriculture in Australia. Hint - It produces a lot in a small area
Feedlot cattle or aquaculture or mushroom farm or piggery or dairy....
100
The largest cotton producer in the world is?
China
100
Name a breed of meat sheep.
Dorset, Border Liecester, Dorper, Suffolk
100
What is the scientific name for egg white?
Albumen
100
What is a mushroom?
The reproductive organ of mycelium.
200
Define the term 'Nomadic'.
To wonder from place to place, or move around
200
Your soil pH is 4. Is this acidic, neutral or alkaline?
Acidic
200
When ear-tagging lambs, which two anatomical structres should you avoid in the ear?
The cartilage ridge and the veins
200
How can you tell how fresh an egg is?
You crack it, and if it is fresh, the yolk sits up high, on top of the egg white.
An old egg has a watery egg white.
200
What is the top part of a mushroom called?
The Cap
300
WHich migrant group moved to Australia during the 1970's:
a. Chinese
b. Vietnamese
c. Italians
d. Greeks
b. Vietnamese
300
Write the formula for calculating a gross margin on the whiteboard.
Gross margin = Income - variable costs
300
What is a hogget?
A sheep with no more than two permanent (adult) teeth.
300
A shed with 30, 000 hens moving freely inside is what type of egg production system?
Barn production system
300
Where were Australia's first mushrooms grown?
In railway tunnels
400
How many eggs a year does the average Australian eat:
a. 63
b. 163
c. 263
d. 363
c. 263
400
In cotton production, describe what a 'linter' is and a product made from it.
The very short, fuzzy cotton fibres that stick to the seed after the first ginning. Linters are used to make:
* bandages
* banknotes (USD)
* cotton buds
* cotton balls
* x-rays
400
Why is methane production by sheep (and cattle) a global problem?
Methane is a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming and climate change.
400
Which two states produce most of Australia's eggs?
NSW (32%) and Qld (29%)
400
Name two different types of mushrooms.
Oyster, cup, flat, shitake, enoki, Lion's mane.
500
Name the three main agricultural zones in Australia. The picture below shows one of them.
High rainfall, wheat-sheep zone and the pastoral zone.
500
Write the scientific name of the cotton bollworm on the whiteboard.
Helicoverpa armigera
500
To get a prime lamb, a first cross ewe is joined with a terminal sire. Give an example of sheep breed that is used a terminal sire.
Suffolk or Poll Dorset
500
Where is the chalaza in an egg, and what is its function?
It is a cord-like structure attached to the egg yolk on both sides.
Function: to hold the yolk in place.
500
What is the name of the accused mushroom killer and which mushrooms were used in her beef wellington?
Erin Patterson, death cap mushrooms.