TEST CODE 01204020

FORM TP 2007042 MAY/JUNE 2007

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE

EXAMINATION

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
(Single-A ward)

OPTION A: CROPS AND SOILS

General Proficiency

Paper 02

11hours

READ THESE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY

1. There are 10 questions in this booklet. Answer ALL questions.

2. Each question is worth TEN marks.

3. For each question, write your answer in the space provided, and return the answer
booklet at the end of the examination.

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO

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1. (a) Complete Table 1 by writing the career, chosen from the list below, which describes
specialised fields of agriculture.

Agronomist, Plant Pathologist, Veterinarian, Agricultural Salesman/Saleswoman,

Extension Officer, Entomologist.

TABLE 1

Area of agriculture Career

(i) Study of insects • • • 0 •• 0 0 0 0 0 0 •••••• • •• 0 •• •••• • 0. 0.

(ii) Study of diseases affecting

crops 0. 0 0 ••••••••• 0 0 ••• 0 0 0 0 0. 0 •• 0 0 • • • 0

(iii) Supply of fertilisers and

agricultural chemicals
to farmers 0 •••• 0 0 •••• 0 •••••• ••• ••••••••• 0. 0

(iv) Advising farmers of new

methods in crop or livestock
production 0 •• • • 0 0 0 0 •• 0 •••• 0 0 •••••• 0 • •••••••

( 4 marks)

(b) Discuss THREE likely effects of global warming on crop and livestock production in the
Caribbean.

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

( 6 marks)

Total10 marks

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2. (a) List FOUR activities carried out on your school farm that should be recorded in your farm
diary.

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)
( 4 marks)

(b) Figure 1 shows the yields from a vegetable farm (labelled Y) when various quantities of
fertiliser (labelled X) were added.

X y
100
Price
($) z
80
\
60 \
\
40
y X
20
' - - Z

Quantity (kg)

Figure 1

(i) From your study of agricultural economics, name the curves labelled X andY.

y
( 2 marks)

(ii) What does the point P represent with respect to price and quantity?

( 1 mark)

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(iii) The curve labelled Z shows a shift to the left of the curve labelled X. Explain, giving
THREE reasons, what could have caused this shift.

( 3 marks)

TotallO marks

3. Table 2 below shows the income and expenditure statement for Farmer Afzal' s ten-hectare mixed
farm.

TABLE2

Description Value $ Description Value $

Value of livestock, crops, Farm income (Sales and receipts)

machinery and buildings 110 000

Expenses Livestock 38 000

Livestock products 63 000
Capital expenditure 3 000 Crops 49 000
Variable costs 58 000 Rental of machinery
Fixed costs 66 000 and buildings 1000

Total farm income 151 000

(a) Calculate the gross margin for the farm. Show all your working.

( 3 marks)

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(b) (i) In January 2006, a farm tractor was valued at $18 000. By the end of the year it
depreciated by 20%. Calculate the value of the tractor at the end of 2006. Show
all your working.

( 3 marks)

(ii) Complete the following statement by writing the correct word from the list in
brackets.

Depreciation is classified as a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cost.

(fixed, variable, capital) ( 1 mark)

(c) Farmer Afzal wants to purchase the five-hectare plot of land next to his farm. Advise him
of THREE risks he must consider in relation to the expansion of his farm .

( 3 marks)
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4. (a) Weeds adversely affect the growth of vegetable crops.

Suggest FOUR non-chemical ways of controlling weeds in vegetable crops.

(i)

(ii)

(iii) • 0 0 •••• 0 •••••• 0 0 0 0 ••• 0 ••••• •• •• 0 • • • • • • • • • • • 0 •••••• 0. 0 ••• 0 0 0 0 0 • • 0 0

(iv) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 ••••• 0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • 0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •••••• 0 ••• • 0.

( 4 marks)
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(b) Raoul uses a knapsack sprayer to control weeds and insect pests on his bean plot at school.

(i) Advise Raoul on FOUR procedures to follow for the care and maintenance of the
knapsack sprayer.

( 4 marks)

(ii) Why should Raoul NOT mix the weedicide and insecticide together in the knapsack
sprayer?

( 2 marks)

TotallO marks
5. (a) List FOUR factors affecting soil fertility .

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)
( 4 marks)

(b) Weather forecasters in a Caribbean country have predicted that in 2008 rainfall will be less
than normal. Discuss THREE practices that vegetable farmers can use to conserve water
on their farms.

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

( 6 marks)

TotallO marks

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6. (a) Name TWO irrigation systems used in the Caribbean for the cultivation of vegetables.

(i)

(ii)
( 2 marks)

(b) Name TWO major plant nutrients.

(i)

(ii)
( 2 marks)

(c) Your local youth club decides to start a vegetable garden in your community. Explain to
members oftheclubTHREEstages in sowing andcaringfortomato seedlings in a seed box.

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

( 6 marks)

Total 10 marks

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7. (a) Complete the following statements by writing the correct answer from the lists provided in
brackets.

(i) During a heavy shower of rain, the raindrops cause ........... . .. .. erosion.
(rill, gully, splash, run-off) ( 1 mark)

(ii) The soil type most easily eroded by wind is

(clayey, sandy, loamy) ( 1 mark)

(b) N arne TWO management practices which may be used to control soil erosion, and explain
how these practices function to control erosion.

Name of practice:

Explanation:

Name of practice:

Explanation:

( 4 marks)

(c) Explain the role of forests in water conservation.

(i)

(ii)

( 4 marks)

Total10 marks

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 8. Figure 2 shows the cross-section of a m onocotyledonous stem and Figure 3 shows the cross-section
o f a dicotyledonous stem.

W -
Sclerenchyma
rench; .

- X -

C am
ambiu
bium -

—Y

' Z ■

Figure 2 Figure 3

(a) Identify the parts labelled W , X, Y and Z.

W .....................................................................

X .....................................................................

Y .....................................................................

Z .....................................................................
( 4 marks)

(b) Farm ers o f the local village held a meeting and agreed to go into organic farming. Explain
TH REE benefits of organic farming.

G) ...................................................................................................................................................

(it)

Oii) ...........................................................................................................................................

( 6 marks)

Total 10 marks

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9. (a) Figure 4 shows the digestive system of a class of farm animal.

Oesophagus

Crop

Liver ---~
Proventriculus

Gizzard

Intestine

Cloaca

Figure 4

(i) Name TWO farm anirnaJs with the type of digestive system shown in Figure 4 .

• 0 •• 0 0 ••• 0 0 • ••••••• • •• 0 0. 0 0 0 ••• 0 0 0. 0 •• 0 0 0. 0 ••• 0 0 0 •••• 0 0 •• 0 ••••• 0.

( 2 marks)

(ii) Briefly explain ONE function of EACH of the following:

a) Crop

•• • 0. 0 0 • •• 0 0 •••• 0 0 0 •••• 0 0 0 0 ••• 0 ••• 0 0. 0 0 •• • 0 0 •• 0 0 0 0 ••••• 0 • •

• • • • 0 0 0. 0 ••••• 0 0 •••• 0 •• 0 • •••• 0 0 • • • 0 0. 0. 0 • ••• ••• 0 0 0 0 •• •••••

b) Gizzard

•• 0 0. 0 ••• 0 0 •••• • 0 •• 0. 0. 0 0 0. 0 0. 0. 0 ••••••• 0 •••• 0 • ••• •• ••••• • •

• • • • 0 ••••••• 0 ••• 0 •• 0 0 0 . 0. 0 . 0 0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••• • 0 • ••• 0 •• • ••••

( 4 marks)

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(b) Name TWO management practices important for the care of young chicks.

(i)

(ii)
( 2 marks)

(c) Choose ONE of the management practices named in (b) above and explain why it is
important.

( 2 marks)

Total 10 marks

10. (a) N arne TWO breeds oflivestock developed in the Caribbean and state the purpose for which
EACH of these breeds is reared.

Breed:

Purpose:

Breed:

Purpose:
( 4 marks)

(b) Farmer Ursill plans to increase her production by building another pen to house 600
broilers.
Explain to her THREE principles which influence the establishment of housing for broilers.

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

( 6 marks)

Total10 marks

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