Final Exam
Animal Science & Biotechnology
Multiple Choice
AG-ASB-1: The student demonstrates the application of scientific methods in
agricultural animal research and production.
1. The first step in the scientific method is:
a. develop a hypothesis
b. determine data
c. determine a problem
d. research
e. conclusion
2. Chickens were first domesticated in what is now:
a. southern Russia
b. western France
c. southeast Asia
d. northeast China
e. USA
3. Which of these is NOT considered a domesticated mammal?
a. llama
b. reindeer
c. bobcat
d. water buffalo
e. horse
4. Animal scientists are often employed for livestock marketing, disease control, and animal and
meats inspection by which federal agency?
a. NIH
b. SEC
e. FDA
c. USDA
d. UPS
5. Hormones are produced by endocrine glands or tissues.
a. True
b. False
6. Which term best describes the study or theoretical explanation of natural phenomena?
a. ecology
b. science
c. biology
d. agriculture
7. The main function of the Smith-Lever Act of 1914 was to:
a. provide public land and funds for universities to teach practical methods of
manufacturing and producing food and fiber.
b. authorize establishment of experiment stations in states with land grant colleges.
c. establish Vocational agriculture in public high schools.
d. set up the Cooperative Extension Service
8. The main contribution of the Morrill Act of 1862 was to:
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a. provide public land and funds for universities to teach practical methods of
manufacturing and producing food and fiber.
b. authorize establishment of experiment stations in states with land grant colleges.
c. establish Vocational agriculture in public high schools.
d. set up the Cooperative Extension Service
9. The main contribution of the Hatch Act of 1872 was to:
a. provide public land and funds for universities to teach practical methods of
manufacturing and producing food and fiber.
b. authorize establishment of experiment stations in states with land grant colleges.
c. establish Vocational agriculture in public high schools.
d. set up the Cooperative Extension Service
10. The main contribution of the Smith-Hughes Act of 1917 was to:
a. provide public land and funds for universities to teach practical methods of
manufacturing and producing food and fiber.
b. authorize establishment of experiment stations in states with land grant colleges.
c. establish Vocational agriculture in public high schools.
d. set up the Cooperative Extension Service
AG-ASB-2: The student describes the various phases, segments, trends, consumption,
and economic scope of the large animal industry.
11. The United States is the number one producer of milk from:
a. goats
b. sheep
c. cattle
d. yak
e. horse
12. The difference between a horse and a pony is normally based on:
a. size
b. age
c. gender
d. all of the above
13. One hand is equal to ___________ inches.
a. 6
c. 4
b. 12
d. 2
14. A group of horses is called a:
a. family
c. flock
b. herd
d. gander
15. Which of these is NOT a common color of Standardbreds?
a. black
b. chestnut
c. white
d. bay
e. 3
e. sorrel
16. The cost for cow-calf operations is higher than the costs for feedlot facilities.
a. True
b. False
17. When new cattle are brought to a farm, they should be immediately integrated with the other
cattle.
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a. True
b. False
18. When were cattle first brought to the Americas?
a. in 1493 by Christopher Columbus
b. sometime in the 1200s by the Vikings
c. in 1624 by the Pilgrims
d. in 1702 by Spanish explorers
19. Which of the following is NOT one of the top three beef cattle-producing states?
a. Texas
b. Nebraska
c. Iowa
d. Kansas
20. What is the largest cost associated with a typical dairy cow?
a. veterinary bills
b. feed
c. utilities
d. insurance
21. What is the leading breed of cattle in order of registrations?
a. Charolais
b. Hereford
c. Angus
d. Simmental
22. Over 80% of female pigs in the United States are mated via artificial insemination.
a. True
b. False
23. A boar identifies an estrous sow by her:
a. scent
b. higher-pitched squeal
c. appearance
d. lower-pitched squeal
24. Which state leads in pig production?
a. Arkansas
c. Iowa
b. Kentucky
d. North Carolina
25. Which of these is a white breed of pig?
a. Hampshire
b. Spot
c. Yorkshire
d. Berkshire
26. The part of the swine industry where sow have offspring is the
a. feeder
b. farrowing
c. finishing
d. none of the above
27. Where were the ancestors of domestic sheep domesticated?
a. Chile
b. Fertile Crescent
c. Indian subcontinent
d. China
28. In contract production systems, the contractor retains ownership of the pigs raised by the grower.
a. True
b. False
29. Sheep and goats were an ideal domestic animal early in agriculture because:
a. they helped clear the land prior to planting
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b. they are small and easy to manage
c. they browsed on vegetation that provided little or no nutrients to people
d. all answers
30. What is the top USDA rating for lamb and beef carcasses?
a. prime
b. choice
c. good
d. select
e. utility
AG-ASB-3: The student describes the various phases, segments, trends, consumption,
and economic scope of the poultry industry.
31. The majority of the eggs produced in the United States are from birds in cages.
a. True
b. False
32. Caponization is very rare in poultry production today.
a. True
b. False
33. It has been possible to introduce transgenes into embryonic stem cells.
a. True
b. False
34. Which of these is NOT a characteristic of poultry production contracting?
a. the integrator provides veterinary services.
b. the grower raises the birds in the integrator’s facilities.
c. the grower provides labor and a poultry house.
d. the integrator processes and markets the meat or eggs.
35. Molting:
a. is induced by increasing feed availability and decreasing the hours of light
b. is induced by decreasing feed availability and increasing the hours of light
c. causes the ovaries to stop producing estrogen, progesterone, and androgens
d. results in the oviduct increasing in size to stimulate additional feather growth.
36. Which country is the largest producer of poultry meat?
a. United States
b. Brazil
c. China
d. India
37. What is the top US state for chicken meat production?
a. North Carolina
b. Texas
c. Alabama
d. Georgia
38. Compared to standard-growing birds, slow-growing birds:
a. are more tender
b. have less protein
c. have increased water-holding capacity
d. all answers
39. Meat chickens are also known as broilers.
a. True
b. False
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AG-ASB-4: The student describes the various phases, segments, trends, consumption,
and economic scope of the dairy industry.
40. Cows in the United States are generally milked for __________ before they are culled.
a. at least 2 years
b. less than 4 years
c. at least 5 years
d. no more than 8 years
AG-ASB-5: The student evaluates trends in the aquaculture industry and the scientific
principles involved in the production of aquatic animals.
41. Catfish production in the United States is most predominant in:
a. the Southeast
b. the Southwest
c. the Northeast
d. the Northwest
42. Earthy or musty off flavors found in farm-raised catfish are caused by _______________ algae in the
aquaculture ponds.
a. black brush
b. staghorn
c. green water
d. blue-green
AG-ASB-6: The student describes the various phases, segments, trends, demand,
consumption, and economic scope of the alternative and laboratory animals.
43. Rabbits are:
a. carnivores
c. herbivores
b. omnivores
d. none of the above
44. How long is the gestation for rabbits?
a. 30 days
c. 90 days
b. 60 days
d. 120 days
45. The American bison can withstand the extremes of temperature better than domestic cattle.
a. True
b. False
46. There are relatively few disease problems with llamas and alpacas.
a. True
b. False
AG-ASB-7: The student classifies animals using scientific binomial nomenclature as
well as classified agriculture animals by breed and use.
47. What is the order of scientific classification?
a. Kingdom, phyla, class, order, family, genus, species
b. Kingdom, class, order, phyla, family, species, genus
c. Phyla, kingdom, class, order, family, genus, species
d. Class, phyla, kingdom, family, order, genus, species
48. Agricultural animals such as horses, cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, and dogs belong to which class?
a. Amphibia
b. Mammalia
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c. Reptilia
d. Aves
49. Ayrshire cattle are raised primarily for which cattle product?
a. milk
b. glue
c. meat
d. hide
50. Which process is used to determine the ancestry of animals by analyzing their blood?
a. blood typing
b. RNA testing
c. genetic sequencing
d. gene splicing
AG-ASB-8: The student describes and addresses the general public’s food safety and
environmental concerns.
51. What is the first goal of the Millennium Development Goals from the United Nations’ Millennium
Declaration 2000?
a. to achieve universal primary education
b. to reduce child mortality
c. to ensure environmental sustainability
d. to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
52. Which county is the largest producer of maize/corn?
a. United States
b. Brazil
c. India
d. Argentina
e. China
AG-ASB-9: The student describes crucial animal welfare issues and explains the
benefits of treating animals in a human manner and providing for the animals needs.
53. An example of a confinement operation is:
a. pigs raised in crowded pens
c. hens kept in cages
b. cattle feedlots
d. all of the above
54. What agency tests drugs for safety and benefits to animals, and for consumer safety in meat, eggs,
and dairy products?
a. United States Department of Agriculture
b. Food and Drug Administration
c. ATF
d. OSHA
55. Concerning efficiency in production and growth, what has been the general trend of animals over
the years?
a. increased
b. decreased
c. increased, then decreased
d. stayed the same
AG-ASB-10: The student observes and interprets the natural behavior of agricultural
animals and relates these behaviors to production practices yielding more content,
healthier, and productive animals.
56. What is the term used to describe the condition when female animals are ready for mating?
a. gestation
b. menstruation
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c. estrus
d. prolific
57. Which best describes a horse that is demonstrating aggression?
a. ears laid straight back toward the neck
b. ears pulled forward
c. neigh or whinny
d. ears flopped
58. What is an example of how animals communicate?
a. a clucking chicken
b. a bellowing cow
c. a grunting sow
d. all of the above
AG-ASB-11: The student applies genetic principles to animal selection, breeding, and
production.
59. Who is considered the father of modern genetics?
a. Gregor Mendel
b. Linus Pauling
c. James Watson
d. Francis Crick
60. Cloning has the potential to benefit animal agriculture with:
a. improved growth
b. feed efficiency
c. disease resistance
d. all answers
AG-ASB-12: The student applies scientific methods of animal selection and explains
the advantages and disadvantages.
61. To meet the demands of the modern livestock industry, on what basis are animals selected?
a. physical appearance
b. desires of the people who buy them
c. desires of the people who produce them
d. desires of both the people who produce them and the people who buy them
62. Natural selection refers to the mating of only the strongest and best-equipped animals in the wild.
a. True
b. False
63. If a bull’s legs are too straight, he is said to be post-legged.
a. True
b. False
AG-ASB-13: The student demonstrates an understanding of the reproductive
anatomy and biological processes involved in the reproduction of agricultural
animals.
64. Which of these is NOT a reproductive or sexual characteristic of a male?
a. aggressive behavior
b. production of the hormone estrogen
c. penis, duct, and accessory organs
d. production of sperm by the testes
65. Gestation in cattle takes ________________ months.
a. 9
b. 10
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c. 11
d. 24
66. Gestation in horses takes _______________ months.
a. 9
b. 10
c. 11
d. 24
67. Gestation in sows takes _________________ days.
a. 110
b. 111
c. 114
d. 90
68. The ___________________________________ are responsible for releasing the egg.
a. fallopian tubes
b. ovaries
c. oviduct
d. vagina
69. The organ in the female that accepts the penis is called the
a. uterus
b. vagina
c. ovary
d. cervix
70. The _________________________________ stores sperm.
a. testes
b. spermatic cord
c. epididymis
d. penis
71. The cervix is sealed by fluid that comes from the males:
a. vesicular gland
b. bulbourethral gland
c. prostate gland
d. vaginal gland
AG-ASB-14: The student describes the physiological processes involved in prenatal
and postnatal growth and development of agricultural animals.
72. The hormone testosterone:
a. causes males to grow faster than females
b. causes males to grow more slowly than
c. has no effect on female cattle
d. has no effect on humans
73. On average the male grows faster than the female
a. True
b. False
AG-ASB-15: The student describes nutrient sources and functions as they relate to
monogastric and ruminant agricultural animals.
74. Insufficient energy in the feed of animals results in all BUT which of the following problems?
a. increased hair growth
b. loss of body weight
c. decreased resistance to disease d. carbon, helium, and oxygen
75. There are _______________ vitamins that are essential in animal nutrition.
a. 9
b. 19
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c. 16
d. 22
76. What is the most important sugar to animals?
a. glucose
c. galactose
b. fructose
d. nuctrose
77. What is the most widely used energy source for pigs and poultry in the United States?
a. wheat
b. corn
c. barley
d. oats
78. Identify the following amino acids:
a. cytosine
b. adenine
c. pyruvate
d. sucrose
79. Identify the following sugar:
a. sucrose
b. galactose
c. glucose
d. maltose
80. When two simple sugars are combined, a monosaccharide is formed.
a. True
b. False
81. Nonruminants animals cannot synthesize essential fatty acids.
a. True
b. False
AG-ASB-16: The student investigates the physiological and chemical properties of
meat production and preservation.
82. The highest grade of beef labeled by the USDA is
a. prime
b. choice
c. select
d. utility
83. Which of these meats is currently the MOST popular in the United States?
a. chicken
b. beef
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c. pork
d. turkey
84. Ham comes from which part of a pig?
a. the leg
c. the belly
b. the back
d. the head
AG-ASB-17: The student describes the effects, development, and control parasites in
agricultural animals.
85. The common tapeworm of dogs and cats causes extreme problems if not controlled.
a. True
b. False
86. Heartworms are LEAST likely to be found in:
a. the intestines
b. the blood vessels
c. the lungs
d. the heart
AG-ASB-18: The student identifies and describes animal diseases, animal immune
systems, and disease prevention and control programs.
87. Which of these is a viral disease?
a. bubonic plague
c. anthrax
b. avian influenza
d. all of the above
88. Which of these is a bacterial disease?
a. salmonellosis
c. equine encephalitis
b. rabies
d. all answers
89. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is commonly known is:
a. chicken pox
b. black death
c. swine flu
d. mad cow disease
90. Mastitis is caused by the invasion of the __________________ gland by pathogens.
a. mammary
b. salivary
c. adrenal
d. thyroid
91. Parasites:
a. often kill the hose
b. increase production efficiency of livestock
c. live in close proximity to an animal
d. all answers
AG-ASB-19: The student becomes oriented to the comprehensive program of
agricultural education, learns to work safely in the agriculture lab and work sites,
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demonstrates selected competencies in leadership through the FFA and agricultural
industry organizations, and develops plants for a supervised agricultural experience
program.
92. What year was the FFA organization founded?
a. 1927
b. 1928
c. 1942
d. 1938
e. 1922
93. What are the official FFA colors?
a. blue & gold
c. national blue & corn gold
e. gold
b. red and yellow
d. American blue & corn yellow
94. The FFA motto is:
“Learning to do, __________________, earning to live, living to serve.”
a. doing to learn
b. doing to serve
c. doing to earn
d. doing to live
e. doing
95. FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for
______________ leadership, ______________ growth, and ______________ success.
a. career, learn, live
b. premier, personal, career
e. personal
c. personal, career, premier
d. career, premier, personal
96. SAEP stands for:
a. supervised agriculture experience project
b. supervised agriculture experience program
c. supervised agriculture experience partnership
d. supervised agriculture extra program
e. none of the above
97. The president in an official FFA meeting is stationed across from the:
a. advisor
b. secretary
b. treasurer
d. vice president
e. president
98. Two taps of the gavel is done in meeting to:
a. get members to stand
b. get members to sit
c. restores order
d. calls meeting to order
e. adjourn
99. The motion, “lay on the table” requires a ____________ vote.
a. two-thirds
b. majority
c. voice
d. rising
e. minority
100.
A ____________________ is when half or more members are present.
a. simple majority
b. quorum
c. majority
d. reconsider
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e. two-thirds