TeXes AFNR (272) Exam with correct
Answers
Agriculture - Correct Answers -the science, art, or occupation concerned with cultivating
land, raising crops, and feeding, breeding, and raising livestock; farming.
The Agriculture Industry - Correct Answers -All activities needed to provide people with
food, clothing, and shelter.
Farming - Correct Answers -the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
The practice of agriculture and aquaculture
Subsistence Farming - Correct Answers -farming or a system of farming that provides
all or almost all the goods required by the farm family usually without any significant
surplus for sale
Intensive Farming - Correct Answers -Industrial agriculture to maximize yield, involves
large areas and/or large numbers of animals
What is a steel nail? - Correct Answers -They are galvanized (treated with zinc) to
prevent rust.
What is a flat head screw? - Correct Answers -Has a tapered head designed to fit in a
hole in the material resulting in a flush finish
What is a round head screw? - Correct Answers -Half round with a slot in the upper part
that looks like an upside down frying pan; used on sheet metal.
What is a Phillips head screw? - Correct Answers -A flat head with the semblance of a
plus sign in the head; most common type of screw
What is a lag screw? - Correct Answers -Unslotted head that is either square or hex
shaped; must be turned with a wrench not s screw driver
Agriscience - Correct Answers -all jobs relating in some way to plants, animals, and
renewable natural resources; it is also the application of scientific principles and new
technologies to agriculture
,Agribusiness - Correct Answers -all the non-farm work in the agricultural industry
Agronomy - Correct Answers -the science of soil management and crop production
Aquaculture - Correct Answers -the cultivation of fish and other aquatic organisms and
the production of water plants
Crop Science - Correct Answers -use of modern principles in growing and managing
crops
Forestry - Correct Answers -The growing, managing, and harvesting trees for wood
products and using forests as wildlife habitat, for recreation, and to maintain the quality
of natural water.
Horticulture - Correct Answers -The science of producing, processing, and marketing
fruits (pomology), vegetables (olericulture), and ornamental plants.
Ornamental Horticulutre - Correct Answers -an art and science of growing plants for
their beauty.
Floriculture - Correct Answers -The production, transportation, and use of flowers and
foliage plants.
Landscape Horticulutre - Correct Answers -The production and use of plants to make
the outdoor environment more appealing.
Nutrient Management - Correct Answers -The amount, form, placement, and timing of
applications of nutrients for plants.
Soil Science - Correct Answers -study of the properties and management of soil to grow
plants
Turf - Correct Answers -the turf grass plant and soil immediately below it; also, grass
used for decorative or soil-holding purposes
Animal Science - Correct Answers -Animal care, growth, and management
Entomology - Correct Answers -study of insects
Agricultural chemistry - Correct Answers -Chemical fertilizers, chemical pesticides, soil
analysis, analysis of agricultural products, and determination of the nutritional needs of
plants and animals
Biology - Correct Answers -the study of living organisms
, Agricultural Engineering - Correct Answers -the design of agricultural machinery,
equipment, and structures
Food Sciences - Correct Answers -The technical aspects of food from harvest to
consumption.
Environment - Correct Answers -The surroundings or conditions in which a person,
animal, or plant lives or operates.
Natural Resources - Correct Answers -all the things in nature including living organisms,
minerals, soil, water and air.
Organic Farming - Correct Answers -A method of farming that does not use artificial
means such as synthetic pesticides and herbicides, antibiotics, and bioengineering
Renewable Natural Resources - Correct Answers -Replenish-able resources that are
found in nature.
Stewardship - Correct Answers -the responsibility of people to manage natural
resources in ways that ensure their sustainability for current and future generations
such as soil conservation, or management practices that protect the soil.
Cyrus McCormick - Correct Answers -Invented the mechanical reaper in 1831
Considered "the Father of Modern Agriculture"
John Deere - Correct Answers -Invented the steel plow in 1837, which revolutionized
farming; the steel plow broke up soil without the soil getting stuck to the plow
Sir John Lawes - Correct Answers -Introduced the first commercially produced fertilizer
in 1842.
Jethro Tull - Correct Answers -Invented the seed drill in the 1840s
The Morill Land Grant Act of 1862 - Correct Answers -Established land grant colleges
for agricultural research and improve food production methods
Texas Land Grant Universities: Texas A&M and Prairie View A&M
The Hatch Act of 1887 - Correct Answers -Funded agricultural experimental stations to
study farming techniques, crop diseases, erosion control, ETC
The Smith Level Act - Correct Answers -Formally established the cooperative extension
service
Answers
Agriculture - Correct Answers -the science, art, or occupation concerned with cultivating
land, raising crops, and feeding, breeding, and raising livestock; farming.
The Agriculture Industry - Correct Answers -All activities needed to provide people with
food, clothing, and shelter.
Farming - Correct Answers -the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
The practice of agriculture and aquaculture
Subsistence Farming - Correct Answers -farming or a system of farming that provides
all or almost all the goods required by the farm family usually without any significant
surplus for sale
Intensive Farming - Correct Answers -Industrial agriculture to maximize yield, involves
large areas and/or large numbers of animals
What is a steel nail? - Correct Answers -They are galvanized (treated with zinc) to
prevent rust.
What is a flat head screw? - Correct Answers -Has a tapered head designed to fit in a
hole in the material resulting in a flush finish
What is a round head screw? - Correct Answers -Half round with a slot in the upper part
that looks like an upside down frying pan; used on sheet metal.
What is a Phillips head screw? - Correct Answers -A flat head with the semblance of a
plus sign in the head; most common type of screw
What is a lag screw? - Correct Answers -Unslotted head that is either square or hex
shaped; must be turned with a wrench not s screw driver
Agriscience - Correct Answers -all jobs relating in some way to plants, animals, and
renewable natural resources; it is also the application of scientific principles and new
technologies to agriculture
,Agribusiness - Correct Answers -all the non-farm work in the agricultural industry
Agronomy - Correct Answers -the science of soil management and crop production
Aquaculture - Correct Answers -the cultivation of fish and other aquatic organisms and
the production of water plants
Crop Science - Correct Answers -use of modern principles in growing and managing
crops
Forestry - Correct Answers -The growing, managing, and harvesting trees for wood
products and using forests as wildlife habitat, for recreation, and to maintain the quality
of natural water.
Horticulture - Correct Answers -The science of producing, processing, and marketing
fruits (pomology), vegetables (olericulture), and ornamental plants.
Ornamental Horticulutre - Correct Answers -an art and science of growing plants for
their beauty.
Floriculture - Correct Answers -The production, transportation, and use of flowers and
foliage plants.
Landscape Horticulutre - Correct Answers -The production and use of plants to make
the outdoor environment more appealing.
Nutrient Management - Correct Answers -The amount, form, placement, and timing of
applications of nutrients for plants.
Soil Science - Correct Answers -study of the properties and management of soil to grow
plants
Turf - Correct Answers -the turf grass plant and soil immediately below it; also, grass
used for decorative or soil-holding purposes
Animal Science - Correct Answers -Animal care, growth, and management
Entomology - Correct Answers -study of insects
Agricultural chemistry - Correct Answers -Chemical fertilizers, chemical pesticides, soil
analysis, analysis of agricultural products, and determination of the nutritional needs of
plants and animals
Biology - Correct Answers -the study of living organisms
, Agricultural Engineering - Correct Answers -the design of agricultural machinery,
equipment, and structures
Food Sciences - Correct Answers -The technical aspects of food from harvest to
consumption.
Environment - Correct Answers -The surroundings or conditions in which a person,
animal, or plant lives or operates.
Natural Resources - Correct Answers -all the things in nature including living organisms,
minerals, soil, water and air.
Organic Farming - Correct Answers -A method of farming that does not use artificial
means such as synthetic pesticides and herbicides, antibiotics, and bioengineering
Renewable Natural Resources - Correct Answers -Replenish-able resources that are
found in nature.
Stewardship - Correct Answers -the responsibility of people to manage natural
resources in ways that ensure their sustainability for current and future generations
such as soil conservation, or management practices that protect the soil.
Cyrus McCormick - Correct Answers -Invented the mechanical reaper in 1831
Considered "the Father of Modern Agriculture"
John Deere - Correct Answers -Invented the steel plow in 1837, which revolutionized
farming; the steel plow broke up soil without the soil getting stuck to the plow
Sir John Lawes - Correct Answers -Introduced the first commercially produced fertilizer
in 1842.
Jethro Tull - Correct Answers -Invented the seed drill in the 1840s
The Morill Land Grant Act of 1862 - Correct Answers -Established land grant colleges
for agricultural research and improve food production methods
Texas Land Grant Universities: Texas A&M and Prairie View A&M
The Hatch Act of 1887 - Correct Answers -Funded agricultural experimental stations to
study farming techniques, crop diseases, erosion control, ETC
The Smith Level Act - Correct Answers -Formally established the cooperative extension
service
