TExES Agriculture, Food and Natural
Resources 6-12 (272) Exam
Which of the following is the most important consideration in choosing members for an
agricultural advisory committee?
A. Members should represent the diverse aspects of the community.
B. Members should be employed in the agricultural industry.
C. Members should have a background in education.
D. Members should be on a local school board. - Correct Answers -Members should
represent the diverse aspects of the community
Also known as the Land-Grant College Act? - Correct Answers -Morrill Act of 1862
Which of the following is a teacher responsibility in assisting students to plan, implement
and manage their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE)?
A. Providing classroom instruction on choosing an SAE
B. Buying the students show animals
C. Finding an agricultural job for the student
D. Scheduling the hours for each student's SAE - Correct Answers -Providing classroom
instruction on choosing an SAE
Which of the following best describes the purpose of a concrete slump test?
A. To determine the overall strength of a batch of concrete B. To determine the quality
of a batch of concrete
C. To determine the curing time for fresh concrete
D. To determine the consistency of fresh concrete - Correct Answers -To determine the
consistency of fresh concrete
Which of the following statements best describes consumers in a food web?
A. They make their own food
.B. They get energy directly from the Sun.
C. They exhibit a heterotrophic mode of nutrition.
D. They form the base of the trophic pyramid. - Correct Answers -They exhibit a
heterotrophic mode of nutrition.
Which ecosystem type occupies the most acreage in the United States?
A. Wetland
B. Urban land
C. Forest land
D. Cultivated land - Correct Answers -Forest land
, Which THREE of the following are divisions of an FFA chapter's Program of Activities?
A. Chapter Development
B. School Development
C. Community Development
D. Student Development - Correct Answers -Chapter Development,Student
Development, Community Development
Which of the following organizational structures is most useful when there is pressure
for shared resources?
A. Project organization
B. Matrix organization
C. Functional organization
D. Departmental organization - Correct Answers -Matrix organization
Which of the following agricultural market structures spends the most on advertising to
differentiate its product?
A. Perfect competition
B. Monopolistic competition
C. Monopoly
D. Oligopoly - Correct Answers -Monopolistic competition
Which of the following is considered a physical function in agricultural marketing
systems?
A. Buying
B. Selling
C. Financing
D. Processing - Correct Answers -Processing
Which of the following is an example of a retail market?
A. A livestock auction
B. Video merchandising
C. A roadside farmers market
D. An agricultural commodity market - Correct Answers -A roadside farmers market
Which THREE of the following are characteristics of a sandy, coarse-textured soil?
A. Allows water to penetrate rapidly
B. Has a high level of plant nutrients
C. Allows pathogenic organisms to leach out quickly
D. Has good aeration - Correct Answers -Allows water to penetrate rapidly, Allows
pathogenic organisms to leach out quickly, Has good aeration
The three numbers represented on a bag of fertilizer (e.g., 16-20-10) indicate the
percentage of the primary plant nutrients in which of the following orders?
A. P-K-N
B. N-P-K
C. K-P-N
Resources 6-12 (272) Exam
Which of the following is the most important consideration in choosing members for an
agricultural advisory committee?
A. Members should represent the diverse aspects of the community.
B. Members should be employed in the agricultural industry.
C. Members should have a background in education.
D. Members should be on a local school board. - Correct Answers -Members should
represent the diverse aspects of the community
Also known as the Land-Grant College Act? - Correct Answers -Morrill Act of 1862
Which of the following is a teacher responsibility in assisting students to plan, implement
and manage their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE)?
A. Providing classroom instruction on choosing an SAE
B. Buying the students show animals
C. Finding an agricultural job for the student
D. Scheduling the hours for each student's SAE - Correct Answers -Providing classroom
instruction on choosing an SAE
Which of the following best describes the purpose of a concrete slump test?
A. To determine the overall strength of a batch of concrete B. To determine the quality
of a batch of concrete
C. To determine the curing time for fresh concrete
D. To determine the consistency of fresh concrete - Correct Answers -To determine the
consistency of fresh concrete
Which of the following statements best describes consumers in a food web?
A. They make their own food
.B. They get energy directly from the Sun.
C. They exhibit a heterotrophic mode of nutrition.
D. They form the base of the trophic pyramid. - Correct Answers -They exhibit a
heterotrophic mode of nutrition.
Which ecosystem type occupies the most acreage in the United States?
A. Wetland
B. Urban land
C. Forest land
D. Cultivated land - Correct Answers -Forest land
, Which THREE of the following are divisions of an FFA chapter's Program of Activities?
A. Chapter Development
B. School Development
C. Community Development
D. Student Development - Correct Answers -Chapter Development,Student
Development, Community Development
Which of the following organizational structures is most useful when there is pressure
for shared resources?
A. Project organization
B. Matrix organization
C. Functional organization
D. Departmental organization - Correct Answers -Matrix organization
Which of the following agricultural market structures spends the most on advertising to
differentiate its product?
A. Perfect competition
B. Monopolistic competition
C. Monopoly
D. Oligopoly - Correct Answers -Monopolistic competition
Which of the following is considered a physical function in agricultural marketing
systems?
A. Buying
B. Selling
C. Financing
D. Processing - Correct Answers -Processing
Which of the following is an example of a retail market?
A. A livestock auction
B. Video merchandising
C. A roadside farmers market
D. An agricultural commodity market - Correct Answers -A roadside farmers market
Which THREE of the following are characteristics of a sandy, coarse-textured soil?
A. Allows water to penetrate rapidly
B. Has a high level of plant nutrients
C. Allows pathogenic organisms to leach out quickly
D. Has good aeration - Correct Answers -Allows water to penetrate rapidly, Allows
pathogenic organisms to leach out quickly, Has good aeration
The three numbers represented on a bag of fertilizer (e.g., 16-20-10) indicate the
percentage of the primary plant nutrients in which of the following orders?
A. P-K-N
B. N-P-K
C. K-P-N
