TExES Agriculture, Food, & Natural
Resources Exam Questions and
Answers
Which order of soil is formed from volcanic ash? - Correct Answers -andisol,
characterized by water retention and phosphorus fixation, least extensive order
Which order of soil is formed by podzolization? - Correct Answers -spodosol,
characterized by hummus, Al, and Fe, need lime to be productive agriculturally
Which order of soil is formed by cryoturbation? - Correct Answers -gelisol, characterized
by permafrost, support the lowest percent of the world's population
Which order of soil is the highest weathered? - Correct Answers -oxisol, characterized
by low natural fertility, rich in Al and Fe
Which order of soil is moderately leached with high fertility? - Correct Answers -alfisol,
support 17% of population, productive for agriculture
requirements of FFA greenhand degree - Correct Answers -- Recitation of the FFA
creed, motto, and salute
- Enrollment in agricultural education coursework
- Knowledge of member duties and obligations
cold frames - Correct Answers -- could frames can be used to grow a plant form a seed
- cold frames are functional for plants that grown in the fall
- cold frames should be placed facing south
herringbone milking parlor - Correct Answers -- most popular type of milking parlor
- the milking machines are positioned in the middle between two aisles with room for the
cows
- The cows come into the parlor and line up between each 'fish bone', creating two rows
of cows
- The farm team moves up and down in a sunken pit, attaching the milking machine
from the side, at the level of the cow's udder
Which order of soil is dry most of the year with limited leaching? - Correct Answers -
aridisols, used for wildlife, range, and recreation
,Which order of soil has the most recent origin? - Correct Answers -entisols, very diverse
order, if it doesn't fit in another order, it is an entisol
Which order of soil is composed of mainly organic material? - Correct Answers -hitosols,
mined for fuel and horticulture products
Which soil order is found in mountainous regions? - Correct Answers -inceptisols,
support the largest percentage of the world's population
Which soil order is the most extensive? - Correct Answers -mollisols, some of the most
important and productive agricultural soils in the world and are extensively used for this
purpose
Which order of soil is formed from intense weathering and is found in old, established
landscapes? - Correct Answers -ultisols, support productive forests
Which order of soil is clay rich and shrinks and swells with moisture? - Correct Answers
-vertisols, deep cracks form when soil shrinks causing engineering problems
Which act is also known as the Land-Grant College Act? - Correct Answers -Morrill Act
of 1862, provided land grants for the development of agricultural education
What is the effect of a high-fiber diet on a dairy goat? - Correct Answers -Fiber tends to
increase the amount of butterfat in goat's milk, making the milk more creamy
What is the term for the number of small particles of fat in a piece of lean meat? -
Correct Answers -marbling
What is the name of the process by which nitrogen evaporates from a plant and enters
the atmosphere? - Correct Answers -volatilization
biological fixation - Correct Answers -process in which nitrogen gas (N2) from the
atmosphere is incorporated into the tissue of certain plants
plant uptake - Correct Answers -the amount of nutrients taken into a plant by root and
foliar uptake
atmospheric fixation - Correct Answers -The enormous energy of lightning breaks
nitrogen molecules and enables their atoms to combine with oxygen in the air forming
nitrogen oxides. These dissolve in rain, forming nitrates, that are carried to the earth.
What substance is created when nitrogen-rich manure is decomposed by bacteria? -
Correct Answers -ammonia
biomass - Correct Answers -Organic matter that can be converted into energy by a
biological or chemical process
, biome - Correct Answers -a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna
occupying a major habitat, e.g. forest or tundra
biodiesel - Correct Answers -a biofuel intended as a substitute for diesel
carrying capacity - Correct Answers -the maximum number of animals that a farm can
support without damaging itself
rill erosion - Correct Answers -characterized by the formation of a number of small
channels carrying soil to a body of water
gully erosion - Correct Answers -the removal of soil along drainage lines by surface
water runoff
sheet erosion - Correct Answers -the uniform removal of soil in thin layers by the forces
of raindrops and overland flow
alternative fuels - Correct Answers -biodiesel, methanol, and ethanol
what is the most important consideration in choosing members for an agricultural
advisory committee? - Correct Answers -members should represent the diverse aspects
of the community
members of an agricultural advisory committee DO NOT: - Correct Answers -- have to
be employed in the agricultural industry
- have to have a background in education
- have to be on a local school board
Clarke-McNary Act - Correct Answers -dealt with enlarging and improving the National
Forest Service
Vocational Education Act of 1963 - Correct Answers -authorized a major expansion and
redirection of vocational education
Smith-Hughes Act - Correct Answers -established vocational agriculture courses
What is a teacher responsibility in assisting students to plan, implement and manage
their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE)? - Correct Answers -providing
classroom instruction on choosing an SAE
What are the 3 divisions of an FFA chapter's Program of Activities? - Correct Answers -
chapter development, community development, and student development
matrix organization - Correct Answers -most useful when there is pressure for shared
resources due to reporting lines, which are both horizontal and vertical
Resources Exam Questions and
Answers
Which order of soil is formed from volcanic ash? - Correct Answers -andisol,
characterized by water retention and phosphorus fixation, least extensive order
Which order of soil is formed by podzolization? - Correct Answers -spodosol,
characterized by hummus, Al, and Fe, need lime to be productive agriculturally
Which order of soil is formed by cryoturbation? - Correct Answers -gelisol, characterized
by permafrost, support the lowest percent of the world's population
Which order of soil is the highest weathered? - Correct Answers -oxisol, characterized
by low natural fertility, rich in Al and Fe
Which order of soil is moderately leached with high fertility? - Correct Answers -alfisol,
support 17% of population, productive for agriculture
requirements of FFA greenhand degree - Correct Answers -- Recitation of the FFA
creed, motto, and salute
- Enrollment in agricultural education coursework
- Knowledge of member duties and obligations
cold frames - Correct Answers -- could frames can be used to grow a plant form a seed
- cold frames are functional for plants that grown in the fall
- cold frames should be placed facing south
herringbone milking parlor - Correct Answers -- most popular type of milking parlor
- the milking machines are positioned in the middle between two aisles with room for the
cows
- The cows come into the parlor and line up between each 'fish bone', creating two rows
of cows
- The farm team moves up and down in a sunken pit, attaching the milking machine
from the side, at the level of the cow's udder
Which order of soil is dry most of the year with limited leaching? - Correct Answers -
aridisols, used for wildlife, range, and recreation
,Which order of soil has the most recent origin? - Correct Answers -entisols, very diverse
order, if it doesn't fit in another order, it is an entisol
Which order of soil is composed of mainly organic material? - Correct Answers -hitosols,
mined for fuel and horticulture products
Which soil order is found in mountainous regions? - Correct Answers -inceptisols,
support the largest percentage of the world's population
Which soil order is the most extensive? - Correct Answers -mollisols, some of the most
important and productive agricultural soils in the world and are extensively used for this
purpose
Which order of soil is formed from intense weathering and is found in old, established
landscapes? - Correct Answers -ultisols, support productive forests
Which order of soil is clay rich and shrinks and swells with moisture? - Correct Answers
-vertisols, deep cracks form when soil shrinks causing engineering problems
Which act is also known as the Land-Grant College Act? - Correct Answers -Morrill Act
of 1862, provided land grants for the development of agricultural education
What is the effect of a high-fiber diet on a dairy goat? - Correct Answers -Fiber tends to
increase the amount of butterfat in goat's milk, making the milk more creamy
What is the term for the number of small particles of fat in a piece of lean meat? -
Correct Answers -marbling
What is the name of the process by which nitrogen evaporates from a plant and enters
the atmosphere? - Correct Answers -volatilization
biological fixation - Correct Answers -process in which nitrogen gas (N2) from the
atmosphere is incorporated into the tissue of certain plants
plant uptake - Correct Answers -the amount of nutrients taken into a plant by root and
foliar uptake
atmospheric fixation - Correct Answers -The enormous energy of lightning breaks
nitrogen molecules and enables their atoms to combine with oxygen in the air forming
nitrogen oxides. These dissolve in rain, forming nitrates, that are carried to the earth.
What substance is created when nitrogen-rich manure is decomposed by bacteria? -
Correct Answers -ammonia
biomass - Correct Answers -Organic matter that can be converted into energy by a
biological or chemical process
, biome - Correct Answers -a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna
occupying a major habitat, e.g. forest or tundra
biodiesel - Correct Answers -a biofuel intended as a substitute for diesel
carrying capacity - Correct Answers -the maximum number of animals that a farm can
support without damaging itself
rill erosion - Correct Answers -characterized by the formation of a number of small
channels carrying soil to a body of water
gully erosion - Correct Answers -the removal of soil along drainage lines by surface
water runoff
sheet erosion - Correct Answers -the uniform removal of soil in thin layers by the forces
of raindrops and overland flow
alternative fuels - Correct Answers -biodiesel, methanol, and ethanol
what is the most important consideration in choosing members for an agricultural
advisory committee? - Correct Answers -members should represent the diverse aspects
of the community
members of an agricultural advisory committee DO NOT: - Correct Answers -- have to
be employed in the agricultural industry
- have to have a background in education
- have to be on a local school board
Clarke-McNary Act - Correct Answers -dealt with enlarging and improving the National
Forest Service
Vocational Education Act of 1963 - Correct Answers -authorized a major expansion and
redirection of vocational education
Smith-Hughes Act - Correct Answers -established vocational agriculture courses
What is a teacher responsibility in assisting students to plan, implement and manage
their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE)? - Correct Answers -providing
classroom instruction on choosing an SAE
What are the 3 divisions of an FFA chapter's Program of Activities? - Correct Answers -
chapter development, community development, and student development
matrix organization - Correct Answers -most useful when there is pressure for shared
resources due to reporting lines, which are both horizontal and vertical
