100+ Free GACE Agriculture (709) Practice Questions

Foundations of Agriculture and Agricultural Education

Subarea I of Test I (60% of Test I): the agriculture industry and agribusiness systems, capitalism and entrepreneurship, supply and demand, fixed and variable costs, marginal analysis, record-keeping with balance sheets, income statements, cash-flow statements and financial ratios, marketing, leadership and parliamentary procedure, the National FFA Organization and its degrees, supervised agricultural experiences (SAEs), career pathways in the AFNR cluster, and local program planning and advisory committees.

Animal Systems

Subarea I of Test II (34% of Test II): historical trends, taxonomic classification, anatomy and physiology of body systems, animal health including vaccination routes and parasite control, nutrition and ration balancing with the Pearson's square, reproduction including estrus, artificial insemination, and Punnett-square genetics, production and management including EPDs and crossbreeding, biosecurity, handling equipment and safety, environmental effects, and animal welfare versus animal rights.

Environmental and Natural Resource Systems

Subarea II of Test II (33% of Test II): natural cycles such as the carbon, water, and nitrogen cycles, organic and inorganic compounds, point and nonpoint pollution and biomagnification, ecosystems and biotic and abiotic factors, forestry and harvest techniques, succession, carrying capacity, conservation versus preservation, regulatory agencies including the EPA, NRCS, and BLM, the Endangered Species Act, renewable and nonrenewable resources, best management practices, and alternative energy.

Plant Systems

Subarea III of Test II (33% of Test II): plant history and importance, plant safety and PPE, taxonomy, monocots versus dicots, plant processes such as photosynthesis, transpiration, and respiration, environmental factors and USDA Plant Hardiness Zones, soils, growing media, and N-P-K nutrients, soil pH and conservation, sexual and asexual propagation including grafting and hydroponics, integrated pest management, and horticultural and agronomic crop production.

Food Science and Biotechnology

Subarea II of Test I (20% of Test I): trends in the food products and processing industry, USDA and FDA regulation and labeling, selecting, harvesting, processing, and preserving food, grading and value-added products, controlled processing factors, agricultural biotechnology including increased yields, insect resistance, and herbicide tolerance, ethical, legal, social, and environmental GMO issues, genetic engineering and cloning, and aseptic laboratory technique and safety.

Power, Structural, and Technical Systems

Subarea III of Test I (20% of Test I): physical science and engineering principles, work and power, heat transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation, energy sources and power and energy transfer including gears and motors, hazardous-material storage and OSHA shop safety, electricity and wiring with Ohm's law, GFCIs, and power calculations, hand and power tools, small-engine operation and the four-stroke and two-stroke cycles, diesel versus gasoline engines, metal fabrication and welding processes such as SMAW, and precision-agriculture technology including GPS and GIS.