Canje Secondary School

Agricultural Science
End of Term Examination
Eater term 2020
Grade 10 A, B and C
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Class: 10…
Answer all questions

1. The …………… uses a rotating disc which cuts and invert furrow slices.
(a) Renovator (b) Brush cutter (c) Harrow (d) Disc Plough
2. Bulldozers are example of …….?
(a) Wheeled tractor (b) Crawler tractor (c) Two-Wheeled tractor (d) Four-wheeled
tractor
3. Tools and equipment should be well-maintained so that they will?
(a) Remain New (b) Remain Serviceable (c) Remain Old (d) Remained Borrowed
4. A face mask should be used when operating a:
(a) Crop Sprayer (b) manure Spreader (c) Fertilizer Spreader (d) Harrow
5. Physical weathering of soil is caused by:
(a) Carbonic acid (b) Oxygen (c) Wind (d) Humic Acid
6. When atmospheric oxygen dissolved in rainwater, the process if know as?
(a) Carbonation (b) Oxidation (c) Filtration (d) Castration
7. Which of the following soil organisms are capable of converting atmospheric nitrogen to
nitrate?
(a) Fungi (b) Viruses (c) Bacteria (d) Protozoa
8. An orange tree, exhibiting premature falling of flower buds, is MOST likely deficient in
(a) Sulphur (b) Nitrogen (c) Potassium (d) Phosphorus
9. Excessive use of which of the following fertilizers will result in soil acidity?
(a) Tipple super phosphate (b) Ammonium Sulphate (c) Super phosphate (d) Calcium
nitrate
10. Which of the following gases is given off during the process of composting vegetative
matter?
(a) Propane (b) methane (c) butane (d) Octane
11. The atmospheric gas being utilized in the manufacture of food by plants is
(a) Oxygen (b) Nitrogen (c) Hydrogen (d) Carbon Dioxide
12. Secondary tillage practiced to:
(a) Obtain a tilth (b) loosen surface soil (c) allow water to enter the soil
(d) Clear weeds
13. Rhizobium is a bacterium involved in the process of:
(a) Nitrification (b) Denitrification (c) Decomposition (d) Nitrogen fixation
14. The percentage of organic matter in a loam soil is about:
 (a) 50% (b) 45% (c) 25% (d) 5%

15. The letter K represents:

(a) Nitrogen (b) Potassium (c) Phosphorus (d) Polonium
16. Protozoa is an organism that feeds on:
(a) Bacteria (b) viruses (c) Fungi (d) Algae
17. Living organisms acquire energy through the process of:
(a) Photosynthesis (b) Respiration (c) Decomposition (d) Nitrification
18. Nitrogen is essential for forming:
(a) Fiber (b) Protein (c) Carbohydrate (d) Fats
19. Nitrogen as a gas makes up ……….. Of the Earth’s atmosphere.
(a) 89% (b) 79% (c) 69% (d) 59%
20. Nutrients may be lost through
(a) Listing (b) Lusting (c) Leaching (d) looting
21. Carbon Dioxide in air dissolves in rainwater to form:
(a) Carbonic Acid (b) Oxygen Acid (c) Organic Acid (d) Inorganic Acid
22. Biological weathering is a result of the activities by:
(a) Oxygen (b) Living Organisms (c) Calcium (d) carbon dioxide
23. Water makes up about ………… of the major components of the soil.
(a) 50% (b) 25% (c) 15% (d) 5%
24. Excavators are examples of;
(a) Two-wheeled tractor (b) Four-wheeled tractor (c) Crawler Tractor Combine
25. A Chisel plough is referred to as a:
(a) Harrow (b) Trailer (c) Disc Plough (d) Subsoiler
Total 25 marks

State whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE

1. Combine harvesters are used for grain crops.
2. The knapsack sprayer is a manual machine.
3. Clay soil consist mainly of sand particles
4. Nitrogen promotes root development
5. Nitrogen is essential for forming animal Protein.
Total 5 marks
 Section 2
ANSWER ALL QUESTION
1. (A) Label the typical soil-profile below:

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4 marks
(B) Describe the following layers
(I) the layer marked II
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2 marks
(II) the layer marked
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(C) State the importance of the layer marked I
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2 marks
Total 10 marks
2. (A)i) What is the meaning of ‘fertilizer ratio’?
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2 marks
ii) List TWO fertilizer which have the same fertilizer ratio.
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2 marks
(B) The recommendation was N.P.K 10:20:10 at 500kg per hectare but farmer Ezekiel purchased
N.P.K 5:10:5, because this was cheaper.
i) At what rate should he apply the fertilizer purchased?
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2 marks
ii) Give an explanation for your answer to (B) i)
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2 marks
(C) State the importance of the manufactures’ labels on the bag of fertilizers.
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2 marks
Total 10 marks
3. I) Define the Carbon Cycle.
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2 marks
II) Name two processes in plants associated with the carbon cycle
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2 marks
(b) Illustrate using a labeled diagram the carbon cycle

6 marks
Total 10 marks

4. I) Define Tillage
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2 marks
II) Differentiate between Primary tillage and secondary tillage
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4 marks

(B) List and state the uses two plough drawn by the farm tractor.
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4 marks
Total 10 marks

END OF EXAMINATION