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80 Cards in this Set
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What is the term for a male horse? |
Stallion |
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A female beef animal before she has a calf is called what? |
Heifer |
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Sheep produce what kind of meat? |
Lamb or mutton |
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When measuring a horse, how many inches are in a hand? |
4 |
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What is the term for a male beef animal? |
Bull |
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A newborn horse of either sex is called what? |
Foal |
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Cattle produce what kind of meat? |
Beef |
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What farm animal has the figestive system most like humans? |
Hogs or swine |
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What is the proper name for a single freshwater shrimp? |
Prawn |
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A male chicken is called a what? |
Rooster |
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Where in Tennessee does the nation's largest population of bald eagles winter? |
Reelfoot Lake |
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What is another name for grain sorghum? |
Milo |
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Where would you find an A, B, and C horizon? |
In a soil profile |
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What is found in some soil that stop root depth and effect homesite selection? |
Bedrock |
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Hogs produce what kind of meat? |
Pork |
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Which one of Tennessee's forage grasses is infected with an "Endophyte Fungus?" |
Fescue |
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Standardbred, Hackney, and Shire are breeds associated with what species of animal? |
Horses |
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The Sadflebred, Appaloosa, and the Mustang are breeds associated with what species of animal? |
Horses |
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A horse who has a mixture of white and black hairs would be called a what? |
Bkue roan |
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What is the name of the feed that is highest in energy content? |
Corn |
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What is defined as an agent or chemical used to destroy pests? |
Pesticides |
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What is the family of plants containing watermelons, squash, and cucumbers? |
Cucurbits (CUE-CURB-ITS) |
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What is the name of the stomach in cows, sherp, and goats that is responsible for them being able to eat and live on hay and grasses? |
Rumen |
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Tennessee ranks second in the nation in total numbers of what small ruminant animal? |
Goats |
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Leather is produced from what agricultural industry? |
Cattle (beef and dairy) |
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Shropshire, Katadin, and Montdale are breeds associated with what species of animal? |
Sheep |
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What pigs are bought small and then fed to market weight? |
Feeder pig |
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What breed of horse is known for it's spots? |
Appaloosa |
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Which state produces the most milk? |
Wisconsin |
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Why do mice constantly gnaw on something? |
Because their teeth never stop growing |
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Tunis, Jacob, and Columbia are breeds associated with what species of animal? |
Sheep |
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What kind of rock is Crab Orchard stone? |
Sandstone |
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What farm animal farrows it's young? |
Swine or hogs |
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What is the proper color name for a horse with a reddish body and same color legs, mane, and tail? |
Chestnut |
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What farm animal is most susceptible to pseudorabies (pronounced sue-doe-ray-bees)? |
Swine or hogs |
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A sirloin steak comes from what area of the animal? |
Hip |
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What are the most efficient farm animals in terms of pounds of gain to pounds of feed? |
Chickens or poultry |
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Great Pyrenees, Border Collie, and Australian Shepherd are dog breeds associated with what species of animal? |
Sheep |
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Name the country of origin where the Clydesdale originated. |
Scotland |
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Simmental, Angus, and Hereford are breeds associated with what species of animal? |
Beef cattle |
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Name the State Wild Edible Plant of Tennessee. |
Poke sallet |
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A male newborn horse is called a what? |
Colt |
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Landrace, Yorkshire, and Spots are breeds associated with what species of animal? |
Swine or hogs |
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What is the most valuable wholesale cut on sny meat animal? |
Loin |
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Of the three types of soil, ssbd, silt, and clsy, which is the stickiest? |
Clay |
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What kind of college was formed to study agriculture, and was funded byvthe sake of western lands given each state by the federal government? |
Land-grant university |
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What is the state wild animal of Tennessee? |
Raccoon |
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What is the official sport fish of Tennessee? |
Largemouth bass |
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What does the Hognose Snake do when it is threatened? |
Plays dead |
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What fish is generally the goal of a day of fly casting? |
Trout |
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What is the largest rodent found in Tennessee? |
The beaver |
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Name the two types of foxes fiund in Tennessee. |
Red fox and gray fox |
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What is the official state game bird of Tennessee? |
Bobwhite quail |
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What is the term for the soft furry covering on a deer's antlers? |
Velvet |
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What is Tennessee's state bird? |
The mockingbird |
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What is the Tennessee state amphibian? |
Tennessee cave salamander |
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Why would you usean insecticide? |
To kill insects |
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What abundant resource in Tennessee makes beef cattle production profitable? |
Pasture |
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What soils are a mixture of clay, silt, and sand making them easy to cultivate? |
Loams or loamy soils |
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What crop has the most harvested acres in Tennessee? |
Hay |
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What is the most fertile part of the soil? |
Topsoil |
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What crop do we use to produce margarine? |
Soybeans |
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What is the term used to describe the rapid movement of soil and rock in response to gravity? |
A landslide |
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What is the common name for cut and dried forage used for livestock feed? |
Hay |
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What does the agriculture term "outcrops" refer to? |
Large rocks sticking up out of the ground hindering cultivation of the land |
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What are yhe thick deposits of windblown soil found in West Tennessee called? |
Loess ( pronounced l-uh-sss) |
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What type of plant can produce it's own nitrogen? |
Legume |
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What does organic matter help build in a soil? |
Topsoil |
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A plant that sprouts as a single leaf is called? |
Monocot |
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Aquaculture is the science of producing what product? |
Fish |
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What is the most common grass found in Tennessee? |
Fescue |
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What does the animal nutrition term TDN stand for? |
Total digestible nutrients |
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What part of a horse bridle fits in tge horse's mouth? |
The bit |
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In what town is tge Tennessee Department of Agriculture located? |
Nashville |
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What official heads up the USDA? |
The Secretary of Agriculture |
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Name my ag career: I am a person entrusted with the protection and preserving of a parkland... particularly as it relates to trees? |
Forest ranger |
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What is the agriculture term for a round bale of hay in a big plastic bag? |
Haylage |
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A female newborn horse is called a what? |
Filly |
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Apicultre is the science of producing what product? |
Bees or honey |
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Why is UT Extension called the Cooperative Extension Service? |
Cooperation between federal, state, and county governments |