AGRICULTURE TEST

GRADE 7 2021

a) Agriculture is the growing of crops and rearing of animals

b. Animal science deals with the keeping of animals? (1)
c. Two cutting tools are axe and sickle
d. The growing of ornamental plants is under horticulture 2.
a) The importance of agriculture to a nation is that it provides food and wealth
(1)
b. The importance of agriculture to a family is that it provides food(1)
c. What do you understand by the following? (1)
i. Pesticides is a chemical that deals with pest (1) ii. Herbicides is a chemical
that deals with herbs (1)
d.Tools are oiled to not rust (1)
3. a. 3 major plant nutrients are nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (1)
b. When plant leaves have yellow colour this shows lack of nitrogen (1)
4. a) One example of inorganic fertilizer is ammonium sulfate(1)
b. One straight fertilizer is rock phosphate(1)
c. Two ways of controlling soil erosion are mulching and maintaining a healthy,
perennial plant cover (1)
d. The best method of growing crops is Adding Manure and Fertilisers (1)
e. Give an example of organic fertilizer (1)
5. a. Weathering is the breaking down of rocks to form soil (1)
b.Two agents of weathering are water and animal action (2)
c. Clay soil cracks when dry ? (1)
d. Clay soil is least in nutrients? (1)
6. a) The diagram below shows a plant. Label (i) to (iii)
b. Two groups of vegetable are leaf and root vegetables (2)
c. An example of fruit vegetable is a tomato (1)
d. Tobacco is grown in Natural Region I (1)
e. Wheat is mainly grown in winter? (1)
SECTION B Answer all questions from this section
7. a) Mulching is spread on the ground around plants to prevent excessive
evaporation (1) b. Two examples of mulch are bark chips and leaves (2)
c. Three ways of conserving soil moisture by mulching,spreading compost and
reducing tillage (3)
d. Two causes of water pollution are mining activities and industrial waste. (2)
e. Two uses of water in Agriculture are watering your crops and giving your
animals water to drink (2)
8. a) Varieties or cultivars of tomatoes are Cherry Tomatoes (1)
b. Two tomato pests are Damping Off and Cutworms (2)
(iii) (ii) (i) c. Two natural sources of water are spring and lake (2)
d.Two leaf vegetables are cabbage and lettuce (2)
e.Root rot affects crops in damp conditions (2)
9. The diagram shows the components of the soil a. Label (i) to (iv) (4)
b.Air found in the soil is in the pores (1)
c. One use of soil water is that soil organism need the water to survive (1)
d. Two small livestock are chicken and sheep(1)
e.Two products from animals are eggs and milk (2)
| 10.a) Avian is the name given to all birds? (1)
b.Mutton is given to meat from sheep? (1)
c. Three weather elements are humidity, precipitation, and cloudiness (3)
d. Two tractor drawn implements are semi-mounted and mounted type (2)
e. Any protective clothing are gloves and gumboots (2)
f. One thing you must not do when spraying a chemicals is to not spray were
the wind will come from (1)