TExES Agriculture 272 Exam Review
Questions and Answers
Buy local - Correct Answers -local groups, allow consumers to see where food grows;
Ex: Farmers Market, roadside stand
Free Range - Correct Answers -Animals graze freely
Irradiated Beef - Correct Answers -Treated with radiation, longer shelf life; no pathogens
Low Fat - Correct Answers -Fat removed or lowered
Sugar Free - Correct Answers -Sugar replacement
Aridsols - Correct Answers -dry soils; limited leaching
Andisols - Correct Answers -soils formed in volcanic ash
Gelisols - Correct Answers -cold & frozen soils subject to crytoturbation (frost churning);
found in high latitudes & elevations
Oxisols - Correct Answers -Soil order found in subtropical & tropical rain forest
Heavily weathered by water that leaches minerals out of soil & are not fertile; contains
Al and Fe
Few minerals remain after leaching
Have nonexistent soil horizons
Alfisols - Correct Answers -moderately weathered forest soils; 17% of soils
Gluten Free - Correct Answers -no wheat products, celiac disease
Meat Grading - Correct Answers -Prime, Select, Choice, Standard; Commercial
Egg Grading - Correct Answers -AA, A, B
Veggies/Fruits Grading - Correct Answers -High to low; A, B, C or 1: Best, 2: Slight
abnormalities; 3: ripe, mature, some blemishes; Combo 60% 1 and 40% 2
Food Processing Factors - Correct Answers -Acid, Temperature, Type of food, Time,
Oxygen, moisture
,Food Processing Bacteria susceptibility - Correct Answers -Protein rich - meat
Food Processing Prevents/Kills Bacteria - Correct Answers -Acid; Time and Temp kills
bacteria; Danger zone 4-60C
Food Processing Bacteria Types - Correct Answers -Aerobic - with O2; Anaerobic -
without O2 - take over with extended time in the proper conditions
HACCP - Correct Answers -Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point - series of steps to
manage control points and prevent foodborne disease
Food Regulations - Correct Answers -Controlled by the USDA/FDA - processing,
environmental contaminants, food labeling (Country of origin, nutrition labels), animal
free of disease
FDA - Correct Answers -Controls domestic and imported foods
Agriculture and Commerce Committee and Ag nutrition Labor and Human Resources -
Correct Answers -Controlled by House and Senate
Food Safety Inspection - Correct Answers -Keeps meat and poultry safe
EPA - Correct Answers -Tolerance levels for pesticide residence in feed
National Marine Fisheries Service - Correct Answers -Seafood
USDA - Correct Answers -Inspects farmed raised meat/poultry/seafood - needs to
present to ensure handling is safe and humane
FDA - Correct Answers -Inspects wild caught fish
Free Range - Correct Answers -Roam the land but no statement for vegetation
Pasture Fed - Correct Answers -Must have vegetation available but may not be all
Cage Free - Correct Answers -Can have housing as long as not in individual cages
chickens must have 108 square feet of space per bird
Erosion Types - Splash - Correct Answers -Raindrops loosen soil
Erosion Types - Sheet - Correct Answers -Water over gentle/smooth slope along a
sheet
Erosion Types - Rill - Correct Answers -Shallow channel erosion
Erosion Types - Gully - Correct Answers -Enlarged or combined rills
, Erosion Types - Waterfall - Correct Answers -hole in unprotected spot with long dip
Ag Ed Laws - Smith Hughes - Correct Answers -1917; Ag Ed for all
Ag Ed Laws - Morill Land Grant Act - Correct Answers -1862 - land grant colleges for
education
Ag Ed Laws - Vocational Ed Law - Correct Answers -1963 - expanded vocational
education for all
Ag Ed Laws - George Barden - Correct Answers -1946 - Support for vocational ed
expenses
visionary leadership - Correct Answers -Motivate others to work toward a common goal
Situational Leadership - Correct Answers -Leadership changes style to accommodate
subordinates
Transformational Leadership - Correct Answers -Motivate and empower subordinates
Democratic Leadership - Correct Answers -Leader has final say but subordinates can
contribute
Authoritarian Leadership - Correct Answers -Leader holds all the authority and makes
all the decisions
Facilitative Leadership - Correct Answers -Guide subordinates only as much as needed
to be successful
Laizzez-faire Leadership - Correct Answers -gives all the authority to subordinates
Transactional Leadership - Correct Answers -Give subordinates expectations and
reward them when orders are followed
FFA Colors - Correct Answers -National Blue and Corn Gold
FFA Motto - Correct Answers -Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to
Serve
FFA Mission - Correct Answers -FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students
by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career
success through agricultural education.
FFA Officers - Correct Answers -President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer,
Reporter, Sentinel
Questions and Answers
Buy local - Correct Answers -local groups, allow consumers to see where food grows;
Ex: Farmers Market, roadside stand
Free Range - Correct Answers -Animals graze freely
Irradiated Beef - Correct Answers -Treated with radiation, longer shelf life; no pathogens
Low Fat - Correct Answers -Fat removed or lowered
Sugar Free - Correct Answers -Sugar replacement
Aridsols - Correct Answers -dry soils; limited leaching
Andisols - Correct Answers -soils formed in volcanic ash
Gelisols - Correct Answers -cold & frozen soils subject to crytoturbation (frost churning);
found in high latitudes & elevations
Oxisols - Correct Answers -Soil order found in subtropical & tropical rain forest
Heavily weathered by water that leaches minerals out of soil & are not fertile; contains
Al and Fe
Few minerals remain after leaching
Have nonexistent soil horizons
Alfisols - Correct Answers -moderately weathered forest soils; 17% of soils
Gluten Free - Correct Answers -no wheat products, celiac disease
Meat Grading - Correct Answers -Prime, Select, Choice, Standard; Commercial
Egg Grading - Correct Answers -AA, A, B
Veggies/Fruits Grading - Correct Answers -High to low; A, B, C or 1: Best, 2: Slight
abnormalities; 3: ripe, mature, some blemishes; Combo 60% 1 and 40% 2
Food Processing Factors - Correct Answers -Acid, Temperature, Type of food, Time,
Oxygen, moisture
,Food Processing Bacteria susceptibility - Correct Answers -Protein rich - meat
Food Processing Prevents/Kills Bacteria - Correct Answers -Acid; Time and Temp kills
bacteria; Danger zone 4-60C
Food Processing Bacteria Types - Correct Answers -Aerobic - with O2; Anaerobic -
without O2 - take over with extended time in the proper conditions
HACCP - Correct Answers -Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point - series of steps to
manage control points and prevent foodborne disease
Food Regulations - Correct Answers -Controlled by the USDA/FDA - processing,
environmental contaminants, food labeling (Country of origin, nutrition labels), animal
free of disease
FDA - Correct Answers -Controls domestic and imported foods
Agriculture and Commerce Committee and Ag nutrition Labor and Human Resources -
Correct Answers -Controlled by House and Senate
Food Safety Inspection - Correct Answers -Keeps meat and poultry safe
EPA - Correct Answers -Tolerance levels for pesticide residence in feed
National Marine Fisheries Service - Correct Answers -Seafood
USDA - Correct Answers -Inspects farmed raised meat/poultry/seafood - needs to
present to ensure handling is safe and humane
FDA - Correct Answers -Inspects wild caught fish
Free Range - Correct Answers -Roam the land but no statement for vegetation
Pasture Fed - Correct Answers -Must have vegetation available but may not be all
Cage Free - Correct Answers -Can have housing as long as not in individual cages
chickens must have 108 square feet of space per bird
Erosion Types - Splash - Correct Answers -Raindrops loosen soil
Erosion Types - Sheet - Correct Answers -Water over gentle/smooth slope along a
sheet
Erosion Types - Rill - Correct Answers -Shallow channel erosion
Erosion Types - Gully - Correct Answers -Enlarged or combined rills
, Erosion Types - Waterfall - Correct Answers -hole in unprotected spot with long dip
Ag Ed Laws - Smith Hughes - Correct Answers -1917; Ag Ed for all
Ag Ed Laws - Morill Land Grant Act - Correct Answers -1862 - land grant colleges for
education
Ag Ed Laws - Vocational Ed Law - Correct Answers -1963 - expanded vocational
education for all
Ag Ed Laws - George Barden - Correct Answers -1946 - Support for vocational ed
expenses
visionary leadership - Correct Answers -Motivate others to work toward a common goal
Situational Leadership - Correct Answers -Leadership changes style to accommodate
subordinates
Transformational Leadership - Correct Answers -Motivate and empower subordinates
Democratic Leadership - Correct Answers -Leader has final say but subordinates can
contribute
Authoritarian Leadership - Correct Answers -Leader holds all the authority and makes
all the decisions
Facilitative Leadership - Correct Answers -Guide subordinates only as much as needed
to be successful
Laizzez-faire Leadership - Correct Answers -gives all the authority to subordinates
Transactional Leadership - Correct Answers -Give subordinates expectations and
reward them when orders are followed
FFA Colors - Correct Answers -National Blue and Corn Gold
FFA Motto - Correct Answers -Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to
Serve
FFA Mission - Correct Answers -FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students
by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career
success through agricultural education.
FFA Officers - Correct Answers -President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer,
Reporter, Sentinel
