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MOO!. Middle School Agriscience Contest. By: Breanna Prouty and Sophia Fennern. 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:
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MOO! Middle School Agriscience Contest By: BreannaProuty and Sophia Fennern
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: 1917 FFA Established:1928 FFAJacket Adopted: 1933
Answers to Slide 2 • FFA Mission • Eagle • Cross Section of an Ear of Corn • Owl • Plow • Rising Sun • The Words • Blue and Gold • FFA Motto • Smith-Hughes Act: 1917 • FFA Established: 1928 • FFA Jacket Adopted: 1933
Dog Breeds Beagle: Basset Hound: Doberman Pinscher:
Dog Breeds Border Collie: Welsh Corgi: English Setter:
Cheese I.D Cheddar: • Colby: Gouda: Bleu: Muenster:
Weed I.D Canadian Thistle: Quackgrass: Lambsquarter: Dandelion: Ragweed: Cocklebur:
Weed I.D Contd. Green Foxtail: Velvet Leaf: Jimsonweed: Wild Mustard:
Seed I.D Barley: Rye: Corn: Soybeans: Oats: Wheat: Sorghum:
Merino: Sheep I.D Suffolk: Columbia: Dorset: Finnsheep: Hampshire: Rambouillet:
Cats Siamese: 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.D English 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/Dairy Angus: 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:
Guess the parts before moving onto next slide! Parts of Saddle
Guess parts before moving onto next slide! Parts of A Cow:
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 27 • Tap Root • Fibrous Root • Stem • Xylem • Phloem • Cambium • Complete Flower • Incomplete Flower • Pistil • Ovary • Ovule • 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 29 • Style • Stamen • Anther • Filament • Pollen • Seed • Embryo • Seed Coat • Endosperm • Leaves • Chloroplast • 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 31 • Receptacle • Transpiration • Respiration • Tropism • Photosynthesis • Fertilization • Germination • Asexual Propagation Grafting • Bulb • Corm • Bud • 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.
Terms Contd. • 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
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