Animal agriculture - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Laboratory Animal Technician certification; Questions with Complete Solutions l. What is the primary federal granting agency through which the United States conducts and supports biomedical research? a. National Science Foundation ( NSF) b. National Institutes of Health (NI H) c. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) d. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Correct answer-b. National Institutes of Health

Pharmacology test bank Most biotransformation of drugs occurs in which of the following? a. Kidney b. Liver C. Spleen d. Pancreas B. Most drug excretion occurs via which of the following? a. Kidneys b. Liver c. Spleen d. Intestine a. Kidneys The drug name that is chosen by the manufacturer and that is the exclusive property of that company is called a. proprietary b. generic C. chemical d. compendial a. proprietary 5. Which of the following are included in a drug regimen? a. R...

how long have homo-sapiens been on earth ☑: thought to be 200,000 years, starting in ethiopia mutation ☑: change in nucleotide in the base of DNA; not all harmful; passed down in generations of that descent when did humans establish themselves worldwide ☑: 12,000 years ago; before humans and agriculture coincided how did humans live before agriculture ☑: used tools (needles, spears, clothes) and lived in small groups spread out of large areas of land when were large cities and ci...

Structural Pest Control Applicator's Training Program: General Category Manual Study Questions with Complete Solutions If unsupervised, you must have a license to legally work with restricted pesticides, but not to work with state-limited pesticides. a. true b. false b To legally perform structural pest control, you must have a license regardless of the kinds of pesticides you use. a. true b. false a Which is not an agency that shares responsibility for pesticide applica...

In what region of the world were sheep first domesticated? Correct Answer-Asia How has per person consumption of eggs in the U.S changed in recent years? Correct Answer-Demand Increased What factor have influenced the development of modern livestock breeds in the U.S? Correct Answer-High quality or high quantity To which taxonomical "Class" or "Classes" does each of the major livestock and poultry animals belong? Correct Answer-Mammalia What is the scientific name for a horse? Co...

GACE Agriculture Education Practice Test II (041) with Certified Solutions Continuing trend in Animal Agriculture Demand for hormone-free products and better management of waste products are trend of what? Extent of Muscling a factor in selecting weathers for meat cuts Evapotranspiration is part of hydrologic cycle.. water cycle.. the process of water being transferred from Earth to the atmosphere by evaporation and of water transpiration Red-cockaded woodpecker has been endangere...

People in the poorest nations normally spend (on average) more than 20% of their disposable income on food. (Lec. 4) - True Joel Salatin's said his goal in managing his operation is to ____. (Fresh the movie, 2009) - "marry" some new technologies with knowledge and experience Traditional agroecosystems make extensive use of locally available and renewable resources. - True In Fresh (2009), Michael Pollan (author of Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food) makes exaggerated, false, or...

Selective herbicide Control certain types of plants, especially with other plant Pesticide Misuse -Not using a pesticide according to label directions -using a pesticide not registered for sale or use in MN -applying without a license -applying in a endangering way to animals/ppl/environment MDA MN Department of Agriculture FIFRA Federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act . Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs) Pesticide formulation designed and approved by the FIFRA Non-Restricted ...

What does the Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Research and Teaching (the Ag Guide) require to be established? -A separate Conflict of Interest committee -A standard operating procedure (SOP) for each procedure to be performed -An occupational health program -None of the Above - Answer-An occupational health program Who has to approve an animal use protocol before a study can begin that involves animals? - AnswerInstitutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) What...

_____________ factors effects occur through the interaction of animals, plants and other organisms. - Biotic A forest habitat which undergoes fragmentation can lose up to 45 percent of its biodiversity. - False A large plot of land in a grassland ecosystem was converted for agriculture. After four decades of agricultural use the land was abandoned and began to revert to its original grassland state. This is an example of which of the following? - Secondary succession A volcano has erupted ...