By: Breanna Prouty and Sophia
Fennern
Middle School
Agriscience Contest
• 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
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.
SmithHughes Act: • Plow: Represents hard work and dedication.
1917
• Rising Sun: Promise of a new day in agriculture or progressive
FFA
agriculturists.
Established
• The Words: Represent the importance of FFA in Agriculture.
: 1928
Education
FFA Jacket
• FFA Colors: Blue and Gold
Adopted:
1933
• FFA Motto: Learning to do, doing to learn, earning to live, living to
serve.
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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:
Doberman Pinscher:
Basset Hound:
Dog Breeds
Border Collie:
English Setter:
Welsh Corgi:
Cheese I.D
Cheddar:
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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:
Sheep I.D
Merino:
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:
Quarter Horse:
Horses:
Clydesdale:
Paint:
Belgian:
Appaloosa:
Tennessee Walker:
Horses Contd.
Arabian:
Palomino:
Thoroughbred:
Rabbits:
Angora:
Californian:
Dutch:
English Lop:
Polish:
Parts of
Saddle
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Parts of A Cow:
Chicken Meat:
Breast:
Thigh:
Leg:
Wing:
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Tap Root: Tap root is a plant root that grows downward. They are hard to transplant.
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Fibrous Root: A root system which is made up of threadlike members of equal length
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Stems: The main axis of a plant, which supports it.
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Xylem: A water-conducting tissue of a plant
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Phloem: A food-conducting tissue of a plant.
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Cambium: A one celled layer of tissue between the xylem and the phloem
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Complete Flower: A flower which has all four, completed parts.
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Incomplete Flower: A flower which does not have all four, completed parts.
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Pistil: The female part of a flower.
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Ovary: The female reproductive organ.
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Ovule: The female germ cell.
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Stigma: A small mark, or pore.
Terms
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Tap Root
Fibrous Root
Stem
Xylem
Phloem
Cambium
Complete Flower
Incomplete Flower
Pistil
Ovary
Ovule
Stigma
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Style: The slender part of a pistil.
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Stamen: The male reproductive organ of a flower.
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Anther: The pollen bearing part of the stamen.
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Filament: The stalk of the stamen.
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Pollen: A spore, containing male reproductive cells, which come from the anther.
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Seed: The offspring of a plant.
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Embryo: The early growing and development of an animal or plant.
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Seed Coat: The outer protective layer of the seed.
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Endosperm: The tissue produced inside the seed.
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Leaves: When floral organs turn into foliage.
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Chloroplast: Plastid in the cells of plants.
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Sepal: The green part that protects the flower bud
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Style
Stamen
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Filament
Pollen
Seed
Embryo
Seed Coat
Endosperm
Leaves
Chloroplast
Sepal
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Receptacle: The upper end of a flower stalk
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Transpiration: The process of giving off vapor
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Respiration: When organisms obtain energy from organic molecules
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Tropism: The moving of a living organism
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Photosynthesis: The process when plants make carbohydrates
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Fertilization: The process of reproduction of insemination or pollination
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Germination: The beginning of growth
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Asexual Propagation Grafting: Formation of new individuals from the cells of a plant
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Bulb: A modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a
reproductive structure
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Corm: Solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a
reproductive structure
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Bud: A partially opened flower
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Leaf Scar: The mark left on a stem after the leaf falls
Terms
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Receptacle
Transpiration
Respiration
Tropism
Photosynthesis
Fertilization
Germination
Asexual Propagation Grafting
Bulb
Corm
Bud
Leaf Scar
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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
Terms Contd.
Males of Breeding Age
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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
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Cattle: Cow
Dog: Bitch
Cat: Queen
Goat: Doe
Horse: Mares
Poultry: Chicken
Sheep: Ewe
Swine: Sows
Young Male
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Cattle: Bull-calf
Dog: Dog
Cat: Tomcat
Goat: Buckling
Horse: Colt
Poultry: Cockerels
Sheep: Ram
Swine: Shoat
Young Female
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Cattle: Heifer
Dog: Bitch
Cat: Kit
Goat: Doe
Horse: foal
Poultry: Pullets
Sheep: Ewe Lamb
Swine: Gilt
Newborn
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Cattle: Calf
Dog: Puppy
Cat: Kitten
Goat: Kid
Horse: Foal
Poultry: Chick
Sheep: Lamb
Swine: Piglet
Unsexed Male
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Cattle: Calf
Dog: Puppy
Cat: Kitten
Goat: Kid
Horse: Foal
Poultry: Chick
Sheep: Lamb
Swine: Piglet
Unsexed Female
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Cattle: Calf
Dog: Puppy
Cat: Kitten
Goat: Kid
Horse: Foal
Poultry: Chick
Sheep: Lamb
Swine: Piglet
Groups
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Cattle: Herd
Dog: Pack
Cat: Clowder
Goat: Herd
Horse: Herd
Poultry: Flock
Sheep: Herd
Swine: Herd
Genus
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Cattle: Bos
Dog: Canine
Cat: Felis
Goat: Capra
Horse: Equus
Poultry: Gallus
Sheep: Ovis
Swine: Sus
Act of Parturition
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Cattle: Calfing
Dog: Whelping
Cat: Kitting
Goat: Kidding
Horse: Foaling
Poultry: Hatching
Sheep: Lambing
Swine: Farrowing
Length of Gestation
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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