front 1 Define Cultivated Forage 1 | back 1 Plants are are seeded and grown using agricultral practices such as tilage, irrigation, and fertilization to produce herbage for consuption that can be grazed or packaged to be sold aas hay or silage to domesticated animals |
front 2 Define Cultivated Forage 2 | back 2 Edible parts of plants other than separated grain that can bee used as feed for animals or can be harvested for feeding livestock |
front 3 Define Cultivated Forage 3 | back 3 Forage specifically cultivated for feeding livestock |
front 4 Why is Cultivated forage important | back 4 It is used to use other edible parts of plants to feed livestock that otherwise wouldn't be used |
front 5 Define annual plants | back 5 Plants that complete their lifecycle in one year |
front 6 Define biannual plants | back 6 Plants that compelte their lifecycle in two years |
front 7 Define perinneal plants | back 7 Plants that survive from year to year with receding |
front 8 What is considered herbage | back 8 Edible parts of the plant; leaves, stems, root, and seed (of non woody species) herbaceous material of non woody species |
front 9 What are the different types of forage | back 9 Hay Silage Haylage Greenchop |
front 10 Define Hay | back 10 Dried form of forage produced by harvesting fresh herbage, field drying to moisture levels that precent microbial growht and sspoilage and packaging it in the form of lose starys or bales in varous sizes |
front 11 Define Silage | back 11 Forage that is put in an anaerobic environment and moisture together to allow it to ferment |
front 12 Define Haylage | back 12 Drier form of silage used to preserve forage plants such as alfalfa and perinneal grasses that are often difficult to ensule using high moisture technques |
front 13 Define Green chop | back 13 Forage that is harvested, chopped, and feed directl to livestock on a daily basis |
front 14 What is the general classification of grasses and grass like plants | back 14 Monocots |
front 15 What is the general classifiction of broad leaf plants like legumes | back 15 Dicots |
front 16 What are the main distinguishing characteristics of grasses and grass like plants | back 16 Narrow leaves, parallel veins, inconspicuous flowers |
front 17 Whar are the main distinguishing characteristics of legumes | back 17 Net veins and showy flowers |
front 18 What is the unique ability associated with legumes | back 18 Ability to fix nitrogen from the atmosphere |
front 19 Contrast the difference between C3 and C4 plants | back 19 C3 plants grow at colder temperatures The optimum temperature for C3 plants is from 60-85 degrees; specifically 75 F The optimum temperature for C4 plants is 86-104 F; specifically 90 F C3 has lower water efficiency and is less drought tolerant |
front 20 What is a winter annual | back 20 Planted in the fall, in a vegeative state in winter, completes lifecycle in early summer |
front 21 What is a summer annual | back 21 Planted in the spring, completes lifecycle by mid summer or early fall |
front 22 What is the life span of a short lived perennial | back 22 3-5 years |
front 23 What is the life span of a moderate lived perennial | back 23 5-10 year |
front 24 Wht is the lfie span of a long lived pernennial | back 24 10+ years |
front 25 Draw a tupicalcool season and warm seaosn plant growth curve | back 25 Two rectangular boxes C3 has two curves C4 has one curve |
front 26 What is pH a measure of | back 26 Measure of how acidic and basic soil is |
front 27 Why is pH important | back 27 Sets the stage for proper root function and microbial activity when at an ideal level for forage to grow |
front 28 What is the ideal soil, what proportion of air, water, and minderla particle is ideal | back 28 25% air, 25% water, 50% minerals and particles |
front 29 What is the optimum pH range for growth of most plants | back 29 6-7.5 |
front 30 Where does most soil organic matter come from | back 30 Decaying vegetation |
front 31 Hummus is the fairy stable end product of organic matter decomposition | back 31 True |
front 32 Being low in sodium is a characteristic of calcerous and saline soils | back 32 True |
front 33 As the leaf to stem ratio continues to decline, forage quality increases | back 33 false |
front 34 Most pereniial grasses undergo three reproductive cycles a year | back 34 false |
front 35 pH, organic matter contnet (nitrate, phosphorus, potassium, solubkle salts, micronutrients, boron, zinc, irron, soil texture) are the important factor sot look for on a soil test report | back 35 TrueBe |
front 36 ing nonstructural vs structural is the main difference between cell contents and cell constituents | back 36 truw |
front 37 ______ is the main factor driving the timing for growth of C4 plants | back 37 Temperature |
front 38 The _____ bud is the growing point found on a legume plant | back 38 Terminal |
front 39 When removed, the _____ bud is whre new growth of the legume originates | back 39 Axillary |
front 40 The ____ is the growing point found on a grass | back 40 Terminal meristem |
front 41 When the gtowing point is damaged on the grass plant, the ____ is where new growth originated | back 41 Axillary bud |
front 42 Simple carbohydrates are important because they are the basic ____ for other more complex carbohydrates | back 42 Building blocks |
front 43 ______ is an example of a monosaccharide. _____ is an example of a disassacharide | back 43 Glucose sucrose |
front 44 Polysacchardies are important because they serve as _____ | back 44 an energy reserve |
front 45 _____ is a storage oran where polysaccharides accumulate | back 45 roots |
front 46 ____ and ____ are the two types of structural carbohydrates | back 46 Cellulose and hemicellulose |
front 47 Cellulose is made of polymers of | back 47 Glucose |
front 48 The relative digestibility of hemicellulose, cellulose, and lignin are 20-80% for hemicellulose, 50-90% for cellulose, and 0% for lignin | back 48 True |
front 49 Using the soil triangle, which soil texture is comprised of 50% silt, 30% sand, 20% clay | back 49 Silt lomb |
front 50 How does lignin differ from hemicellulose and cellulose | back 50 It is not a carbohydrate |
front 51 What is sustainability | back 51 The ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations |