SUBJECT: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE CLASS: YEAR 7

SECTION A: Objectives 7. The most important livestock reared in

Nigeria are
Instruction: Choose the correct answer by A. Goats, pigs, hens and ducks.
circling. B. Pigs, goats, cattle, and chickens.
C. Cattle, sheep and pigeons.
1. Farm animals are used for the following D. Chickens, fishes and snakes.
purposes except
A. Food.
B. Fodder. 8. Poultry is a general term for
C. Security. A. Ducks, turkeys and zebra.
D. Work.
B. Chickens, ducks, turkeys and guinea
2. Identify the most important pests of fowls.
vegetable crops from the options below C. Geese, goats, sheep, and cattle.
A. Rodents. D. Fishes, cattle, pigs, and duck.
B. Insects.
C. Nematodes. 9. Animal products are used in human diet
D. Reptiles. as principal sources of
A. Fat.
3. Cultural methods of controlling weeds B. Calcium.
include the following except C. Egg.
A. Crop rotation. D. Protein.
B. Adequate spacing.
C. Mulching. 10. One of the following is mostly used for
D. Frequent weeding.
transport.
4. From the options below pick out the A. Dog.
animal that is not a ruminant animal B. Camel.
A. Cattle. C. Sheep.
B. Sheep. D. Lion.
C. Goat.
D. Dog. 11. The practice of using dry grasses to
cover young seedlings in other to
5. Which of these are aquatic organisms?
A. Goats. prevent excess loss of water is known as
B. Rabbits. A. Mulching.
C. Oysters. B. Managing.
D. Horses. C. Pruning.
D. Thinning.
6. Identify the dicotyledonous plant in the
options below.
A. Maize. 12. Farm animals which feed on vegetative
B. Banana. matter such as grasses, chaff, yam, and
C. Beans. cassava peels are called
D. Rice.
A. Omnivores
 B. Carnivores. B. Monogastric.
C. Herbivores. C. Polygastric.
D. Omni herbivores. D. Rumen.
13. The animals kept for pleasure and
19. White Fulani is mainly reared for the
companionship are referred to as
A. Pet animals. production of
B. Work animals. A. Eggs.
C. Guard animals. B. Milk.
D. Diary animals. C. Meat
D. Cheese.
14. Animals that give birth to their young
ones alive and have their bodies covered 20. Eggs and meat are the main products of
with hair or fur are referred to as
A. cattle.
A. Birds.
B. Reptiles B. poultry.
C. Mammals. C. pigs.
D. Crustaceans. D. rabbits.

15. The following are animal products 21. The meat from pig is called
except
A. pork.
A. Milk.
B. beef.
B. Meat .
C. chevon.
C. Eggs.
D. mutton.
D. Peas.

16. The animals reared purposely for milk 22. Regurgitation of cuds can be found in
production are called
A. Monogastric animals.
A. Diary animals.
B. Domestic animals.
B. Work animals.
C. Ruminant animals.
C. Milk animals.
D. Non- ruminant animals.
D. production record.
23. The substance taken from the body of
17. Animal droppings from poultry, goats, sheep and cattle that is used to cure
sheep, rabbit and cow dung are good
diabetes is
sources of
A. organic manure. A. insulin.
B. animal feed. B. albumen.
C. organic feed. C. fur.
D. animal supplements. D. blood.

18. Animals with single stomach 24. Animals that give birth to their young
compartment like pigs are called ones alive and have their bodies covered
with hair or fur are referred to as
A. Ruminants.
A. birds.
 B. reptiles. 31. Animals that feed on both plants
C. mammals.
D. crustaceans. and fleshly materials are called

25. Water lily is an example of A. Omnivores.

A. Terrestrial plants. B. Carnivores.
B. Aquatic plants. C. Herbivores.
C. Water plants.
D. Grazers.
D. Dessert plants.
32. Sida weed is dispersed by
26. Carnivores are animals that feed on
A. Explosive mechanism.
A. herbs.
B. Man.
B. plants.
C. Water.
C. flesh.
D. Wind.
D. herbs and flesh.
33. Which one of these is not a characteristic
27. Weeds that complete their life cycle
of weeds?
within one year are called
A. Efficient system of dispersal.
A. biennial weeds.
B. High reproductive rate.
B. annual weeds.
C. Harmful to human, animals and
C. perennial weeds.
crops.
D. global weeds.
D. Increase in crop production.
34. Any organism that depends on another
28. Which one of the following is NOT an
organism for food and shelter is known
epiphytic weed?
as
A. water leaf.
A. Pathogen.
B. Striga.
B. Parasite.
C. Dodder.
C. Predator.
D. Mistletoe.
D. Pest.
35. A maize crop growing on a rice plot can
29. Epiphytic weeds are also known as
be regarded as
A. forest weeds.
A. Fodder.
B. parasitic weeds.
B. Forage.
C. commensal weeds.
C. Weed.
D. aquatic weeds.
D. Hay.
36. The weeds that have short and broad
30. Which of these is a terrestrial weed?
leaves with net venation and taproot
A. Water lettuce.
system are classified as
B. water hyacinth.
A. Dicotyledons.
C. water lily.
B. Monocotyledons.
D. carpet grass.
C. Ruminants.
D. Non ruminants.
37. The scientific name for spear grass is
A. Ageratum conyzoids.
B. Amarantus spinous.
C. Imperata cylindrical.
D. Animals Comosus.

38. Which of these animals are used for

sports?
A. Dog.
B. Horse.
C. Crab.
D. Goat.
39. Identify diary animal from the following
animals SECTION B: THEORY
A. Donkey.
INSTRUCTION: Answer ALL questions
B. Dog.
carries (10 marks).
C. Turkey.
D. Cow. 1. Write the botanical names of these plants 10
40. The use of herbicides to control weed is marks.
Common Botanical
known as
Weeds Names
A. Biological weed control.
Guinea grass
B. Chemical weed control. Goat weed
C. Cultural weed control. Bush green
D. Mechanical weed control. Mucuna
African
marigold
Pig weed
Water leaf
Tridax weed
Sensitive
plant
Spear grass

2. Classify these weeds based on their

habitats : striga, carpet grass, water
hyacinth, dodder, elephant grass, water
lettuce, mistletoe, water leaf, water lily.
(6 marks).
Aquatic Epiphytic Terrestrial
Weeds Weeds Weeds
2b. Differentiate between annual and biennial (ii)
weeds with two examples (4 marks).
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(ii)

Mealy bugs Cassava, (i)

cocoa,.
3. Describe the types of damages done on
(ii)
these crops by the following pests. (10 marks)

CROP PEST NATURE OF

CROP(S) DAMAGE
DAMAG CAUSED/EFFE
ED CTS ON
CROPS
Grasshoppers/ Cassava, (i)
locusts yam,

(ii)

Aphids Cowpea, (i)

soya
beans.

(ii)

Weevils Maize, (i)

rice
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1(c). Explain any three mentioned above.

(3marks).

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SECTION C: THEORY
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Answer any four (4) questions. Each question
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carries (10 marks).
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1a. Define weed dispersal (2marks)

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1.(b) List five agents of weed dispersal(5marks).
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2(b.) List two (2) piercing and sucking insects
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and three (3) biting and chewing insect pests
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(5marks)
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2(c.) Outline three (3) economic importance of
weeds (3marks)
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3(a) Mention five effects of chemical weed
control on vegetation and soil (5 marks)
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3(b) Highlight five effects of crop pest on crop
yield
(5marks)
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4(a) Highlight five characteristics of weeds (5
marks)
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4(b). Discuss five uses of weeds (5marks).
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5(a) List four features of weeds that can be _______________________________________

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5b. List four general methods of weed control (4

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