RIO CLARO EAST SECONDARY SCHOOLAGRICULTURAL SCIENCE (Single Award)EASTER EXAMINATIONS 2016 FORM 4 GROUPS 1, 2 & 3TEACHERS: Mr. Ramdatt & Mrs. Maharaj TIME: 1 ½ hrs

STUDENT NAME ________________________________ FORM ___________

Section 1 multiple choice questions

Instruction: circle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer

1. In the digestive system of a bird, which part stores food immediately after swallowing?a) Crop b) Gizzardc) Proventriculus d) Small intestine

2. The equipment used to provide artificial heat to baby chicks is a a) Brooder b) Watererc) Candlerd) Feeder

3. Which part of the digestive system in poultry is responsible for grinding of feed during digestion?

a) Intestine b) Crop c) Beakd) Gizzard

4. When poultry are fed whole or cracked grains of corn, how does the digestive system deal with the feed

a) The hard grains are passed out as they were taken inb) The corn remains in the bird’s stomach until it becomes soft and dissolvesc) The bird breaks up the grains with their hard beaks into smaller piecesd) The muscular walls and small stones in one of the organs grinds the feed

5. The cost of using money borrowed from an agricultural bank is known as

(A) finance(B) loan(C) interest(D) capital

6. Which of the following is NOT a factor of production?(A) labour(B) land(C) capital(D) climate

7. Which regional institution does research on crops and livestock and produces information for farmers and agricultural practitioners?(A) CFNI(B) CDB(C) CARDI(D) CARICOM

8. A person whose job is to design, modify and maintain agricultural buildings and equipment has a career as(A) an engineer(B) an educator(C) a manager(D) a journalist

9. Which of the following is LEAST likely a constraint to small crop farmers?(A) Land tenure system(B) Extension service(C) Access to marketing facilities(D) Availability of machinery

10. A lack of rural infrastructure in an area could promote(A) rural - urban drift(B) urban – rural drift(C) environmental issues(D) interest in agriculture

11. The planting of the same crop on the same piece of land year after year is known as(A) mixed farming(B) organic farming(C) monoculture(D) commercial farming

12. The professional concerned MAINLY with plant diseases is the(A) veterinarian(B) entomologist(C) microbiologist(D) pathologist

13. Which of the following can be classified as a fixed cost?(A) Renting the land used(B) Preparing the land(C) Transporting fertilisers(D) Harvesting the crop

14. Which of the following is NOT a marketing service for a product?(A) Collection(B) Harvesting(C) Grading(D) Storage

Item 15 refers to the following diagram

15. The graph above MOST likely represents the(A) law of supply(B) law of demand(C) food conversion ratio(D) law of diminishing returns

16. A graduate from your school wants to start a broiler project. He can obtain a loan from the(A) Agricultural Credit Union(B) World Trade Organisation(C) University of the West Indies(D) Food and Agriculture Organisation

17. A complete budget is prepared(A) after selling produce(B) before claiming subsidies(C) before starting an enterprise(D) when adding a new enterprise

18. Which of the factors listed below may MOST likely affect the demand for tomato?I. The quantity that is offered for saleII. The income levels of the consumerIII. The market price that it is sold at

(A) I only(B) I and III only(C) I and II only(D) II and III only

19. All of the following functions are true of agricultural co-operatives EXCEPT(A) providing inputs of production to member farmers at reduced cost(B) providing services such as transportation and farm mechanisation(C) helping in the marketing of products(D) hoarding produce in times of scarcity

20. Which of the following may be the result of global warming?I. DroughtII. FloodingIII. Dehydration and death of animals

(A) I only(B) I and II only(C) II and III only(D) I, II and III

Total 20marks

Section 2

Structured type questions

1. Figure 4 show the Digestive System of a class of Farm animal.

A

B

E C

F D

(a) Label the following parts of the digestive system.

A________________________________________________________

B________________________________________________________

C________________________________________________________

D________________________________________________________

E________________________________________________________

F________________________________________________________ 6marks

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

(i) Crop ____________________________________________________________________________

(ii) Gizzard ____________________________________________________________________________

(iii) Beak

____________________________________________________________________________

6marks

(a) State what is the main product produced by the process of photosynthesis

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

(2 marks)

(b) In the process of transpiration, plants lose water through tiny openings in the leaves

called

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

(2 marks)

7. Figure 1 shows the demand and supply curves for sorrel in the Caribbean

(a) Identify X and Y in Figure 1.

X………………………………………………………………………

Y………………………………………………………………………

(2 marks)

(b) A farmer observes over the years that in January there is an oversupply of sorrel on the market. Suggest TWO strategies that the farmer can use to make money

from his surplus sorrel crop.

(i) ………………………………………………………………………

(ii) ………………………………………………………………………

(2 marks)

Total 4 marks