Middle School Agriscience Contest

By: Breanna Prouty and Sophia Fennern

MOO!

FFA• FFA Mission: Making a positive difference in the lives of students by

developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success and agricultural education.

FFA Emblem:• Eagle: Symbolizes the National Scope of the FFA Program.• Cross Section of an Ear of Corn: Represents common agricultural

interests across the United States.• Owl: Represents wisdom and knowledge.• Plow: Represents hard work and dedication.• Rising Sun: Promise of a new day in agriculture or progressive

agriculturists.• The Words: Represent the importance of FFA in Agriculture.

Education• FFA Colors: Blue and Gold

• FFA Motto: Learning to do, doing to learn, earning to live, living to serve.

Smith-Hughes Act: 1917FFA Established: 1928FFA Jacket Adopted: 1933

Answers to Slide 21) FFA Mission2) Eagle3) Cross Section of an Ear of Corn4) Owl5) Plow6) Rising Sun7) The Words8) Blue and Gold9) FFA Motto10) Smith-Hughes Act: 191711) FFA Established: 192812) FFA Jacket Adopted: 1933

Dog BreedsBeagle:

Doberman Pinscher:

Basset Hound:

Dog BreedsBorder Collie: Welsh Corgi:

English Setter:

Cheese I.DCheddar:• Colby: Gouda:

Bleu:

Muenster:

Weed I.DCanadian Thistle:

Quackgrass:

Lambsquarter: Dandelion:

Ragweed:

Cocklebur:

Weed I.D Contd.Green Foxtail:

Velvet Leaf:

Jimsonweed:

Wild Mustard:

Seed I.DBarley: Rye: Corn:

Soybeans: Oats: Wheat: Sorghum:

Sheep I.D

Columbia: Dorset:

Finnsheep:

Hampshire: Rambouillet:

Suffolk: Merino:

CatsSiamese: Bombay: Egyptian Mau: Scottish Fold:

Persian Rex: Himalayan:

Plant I.D African Violet: Rex Begonia:Rubber Plant: Peace Lily: Heartleaf Phildendron:

Aluminum Plant: Snake Plant:

Plant I.DEnglish Ivy: Spider Plant:

Wandering Jew:

Ag. Mechanics Measuring Tools:

Saws: Hammers:

Chisels and Files: Cutters: Wrench: Drills:

Ag Mechanics Contd.

Clamps: Pliers:

Screwdrivers:Landscaping Tools:

Beef/DairyAngus: Brown Swiss:

Charolais: Guernsey:

Holstein: Jersey:

Beef/Dairy Contd.Limousin: Polled Hereford:

Simmental:

Swine:Berkshire: Chester White:

Duroc: Landrace:

Hampshire: Poland China:

Yorkshire:

Horses:Quarter Horse: Clydesdale:

Paint: Belgian:

Appaloosa: Tennessee Walker:

Horses Contd.Arabian: Palomino:

Thoroughbred:

Rabbits:

Angora:

Californian: Dutch:

English Lop:

Polish:

Parts of Saddle

Guess the parts before

moving onto next slide!

Parts of A Cow:Guess parts before moving onto next slide!

Chicken Meat:Breast: Thigh:

Leg: Wing:

Terms

• Tap Root: Tap root is a plant root that grows downward. They are hard to transplant. • Fibrous Root: A root system which is made up of threadlike members of equal length • Stems: The main axis of a plant, which supports it. • Xylem: A water-conducting tissue of a plant

• Phloem: A food-conducting tissue of a plant. • Cambium: A one celled layer of tissue between the xylem and the phloem

• Complete Flower: A flower which has all four, completed parts. • Incomplete Flower: A flower which does not have all four, completed parts.

• Pistil: The female part of a flower. • Ovary: The female reproductive organ.

• Ovule: The female germ cell.

• Stigma: A small mark, or pore.

Answers to Slide 271) Tap Root2) Fibrous Root3) Stem4) Xylem5) Phloem6) Cambium7) Complete Flower8) Incomplete Flower9) Pistil10) Ovary11) Ovule12) Stigma

Terms Contd.

• Style: The slender part of a pistil.

• Stamen: The male reproductive organ of a flower.

• Anther: The pollen bearing part of the stamen.

• Filament: The stalk of the stamen.

• Pollen: A spore, containing male reproductive cells, which come from the anther.

• Seed: The offspring of a plant.

• Embryo: The early growing and development of an animal or plant.

• Seed Coat: The outer protective layer of the seed.

• Endosperm: The tissue produced inside the seed.

• Leaves: When floral organs turn into foliage.

• Chloroplast: Plastid in the cells of plants.

• Sepal: The green part that protects the flower bud

Answers to Slide 291) Style 2) Stamen3) Anther 4) Filament5) Pollen 6) Seed7) Embryo8) Seed Coat9) Endosperm10) Leaves11) Chloroplast12) Sepal

Terms Contd.

• Receptacle: The upper end of a flower stalk

• Transpiration: The process of giving off vapor

• Respiration: When organisms obtain energy from organic molecules

• Tropism: The moving of a living organism

• Photosynthesis: The process when plants make carbohydrates

• Fertilization: The process of reproduction of insemination or pollination

• Germination: The beginning of growth

• Asexual Propagation Grafting: Formation of new individuals from the cells of a plant • Bulb: A modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive

structure • Corm: Solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive

structure • Bud: A partially opened flower • Leaf Scar: The mark left on a stem after the leaf falls

Answers to Slide 311) Receptacle2) Transpiration3) Respiration4) Tropism5) Photosynthesis6) Fertilization7) Germination8) Asexual Propagation Grafting9) Bulb10) Corm11) Bud 12) Leaf Scar

Terms Contd.

• Classroom/Laboratory: A place where you learn

• SAE: Supervised, Agricultural, Experience

• Discovery Degree: Is given to those who progress through their phases of leadership

• Drying: To make it so its not moist • Jerky:Beef that has been sliced into strips and dried • Pickling: A solution used to preserve or marinate foods

• Salting: To season with salt • Canning: To preserve cooked food by sealing them in cans or jars

• Blanching: To make paler/take the color out.

• Bud Scar: The marking left on a stem when the bud falls off • Auxiliary and Terminal Bud: Occur at the end of a stem, twig or branch

Terms Contd.

Males of Breeding Age• Cattle: 1 year old• Dog: 1 year old• Cat: 1 year old• Goat: 1 year old• Horse: 3 years old• Poultry: 5 months• Sheep: 1 year old• Swine: 1 year old

Mature Female• Cattle: Cow• Dog: Bitch• Cat: Queen• Goat: Doe• Horse: Mares• Poultry: Chicken• Sheep: Ewe• Swine: Sows

Young Male• Cattle: Bull-calf• Dog: Dog• Cat: Tomcat• Goat: Buckling• Horse: Colt• Poultry: Cockerels• Sheep: Ram• Swine: Shoat

Young Female• Cattle: Heifer • Dog: Bitch• Cat: Kit• Goat: Doe• Horse: foal• Poultry: Pullets• Sheep: Ewe Lamb• Swine: Gilt

Newborn• Cattle: Calf• Dog: Puppy• Cat: Kitten• Goat: Kid• Horse: Foal• Poultry: Chick• Sheep: Lamb• Swine: Piglet

Unsexed Male• Cattle: Calf• Dog: Puppy• Cat: Kitten• Goat: Kid• Horse: Foal• Poultry: Chick• Sheep: Lamb• Swine: Piglet

Unsexed Female• Cattle: Calf• Dog: Puppy• Cat: Kitten• Goat: Kid• Horse: Foal• Poultry: Chick• Sheep: Lamb• Swine: Piglet

Groups• Cattle: Herd• Dog: Pack• Cat: Clowder• Goat: Herd• Horse: Herd• Poultry: Flock• Sheep: Herd• Swine: Herd

Genus• Cattle: Bos• Dog: Canine• Cat: Felis• Goat: Capra• Horse: Equus• Poultry: Gallus• Sheep: Ovis• Swine: Sus

Act of Parturition• Cattle: Calfing • Dog: Whelping• Cat: Kitting• Goat: Kidding• Horse: Foaling• Poultry: Hatching• Sheep: Lambing• Swine: Farrowing

Length of Gestation• Cattle: 285 days long• Dog: 63 days• Cat: 65 days• Goat: 145 days• Horse: 120 days• Poultry: 21 days• Sheep: 142 days• Swine: 114 days