MAAS MODERN INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF SCHOOLS
Opposite Celle Ajara church, Unity road off
Ajegunle road TERMINAL EXAMINATION
THIRD
ME:
BJECT: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE CLASS: S. S.
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OBJECTIVES
1. Which of these farm tools is used for weeding? A. Cutlass B. Watering can C. Rake
2. Which of these farm tools is used for digging, loosening and breaking the soil? A. Secateurs B. Hand towel C.
Garden fork
3. Which of these farm tools is used for transplanting of seedling? A. Go-to-hell B. Shears C. Hand Towel
4. Which of these farm tools is used for harvesting rice? A. Shears B. Sickle C. Ranging pole
5. Rubbing farm tools with oil prevent ____. A rusting B. raking C. wear and tear D. decay
6. The most common source of farm power drying grains in West Africa is A. heat engine B sun C. water D.
electricity
7. ____ can be harnessed to generate electricity. A. Petrol B. Animal dung C. Biogas D. Turbines
8. The most unreliable source of farm power is A. Wind B. Water C. Electricity D. Machines
9. Water power is harnessed and converted into electrical power by A. blade B. grains C. turbines D. hovercraft
10. The fastest and most efficient source of farm power is ____ power. A. Solar B. Animal B. Mechanical D. Biogas
11. Which of the following is an advantage of farm mechanization? A. Carrying out many farm operations with ease
B. Displacing many farm workers C. Exposing soil to direct effect of sunlight D. polluting the environment
12. In which of the following operations can a tractor be effectively used for? A .Fertilization B .Harvesting C.
Ploughing D .Stumping
13. Mechanization in West Africa is limited by the following except? A. Size of farm holdings B. Technical Knowhow C.
Capital D. Labor
14. Which of the following gives the correct order of usage of tillage implements in a virgin land A. Harrow Plough
Ridger B. Harrow Ridger Plough C. Ridger Plough Harrow D. Plough Harrow Ridger
15. Which crop is best cultivated by mechanical means? A. Cassava B. Cocoa C. Maize D. Oil palm
16. Stomach of ruminant animals is made up of the following except A. gizzard B. reticulum C. abomasum D.
manyplies
17. Digestion of food start in farm animal from A. mouth B. caecum C. small intestine D. stomach
18. Which of these is not part of the male reproductive organ A. testes B. oviduct C. epididymis D. vas deferens
19. The part of the female reproductive system responsible or lubricating the vaginal is known a ____ A. mucus B.
perineal gland C. cowper’s gland D. epididymis
20. ____ is a major constituent of blood A. Haemoglobin B. Water C. Calcium D. Serum
21. The lungs is to rabbit while____ is to fishes A. trachea B. Gill C. bronchi D. oesophagus
22. The wind pipe in the respiratory system of land animals is the A. Larynx B. Pharynx C. alveoli D. trachea
23. Which of the following performs the same function in the gills as epiglottis A. Chamber B. Filament C. Operculum
D. Raker
24. The changes in environment that triggers response in animals is called A. Action B. Response C. Stimuli D. impulse
25. The structural and functional unit of the nervous system is the ____ A. spinal cord B. brain C. neurons D. spinal
fluid
26. The interval from the end of a heat period to the beginning of another is ____ A. ovulation B. anaestrus C.
oestrus cycle D. implantation
27. The following are influence by oestrogen hormone except A. lactation B. ovulation C. oestrus D. heat
28. Natural mating predisposes animals to ____ diseases A. cholera B. venereal C. malaria D. dounch
29. A male animal with desirable characters kept mainly for mating is called a ____ A. dounch B. stud C. bull C. heifer
30. The gestation period of a pig is A. 150 days B. 114 days C. 32 days D. 280 days
THEORY: Answer any Three (3) questions
1. a. List five reproductive hormones, site of secretion and their functions.
b. What is implantation?
c. Define and why is colostrum important for the new born animals?
2. a. What is farm power?
b. List 5 sources of farm power?
c. State 2 advantages and disadvantages of each farm power.
3. a. What is mechanization?
b. Outline five problems of agricultural mechanization.
c. State five limitations of farm mechanization.
4. a. What are ruminant animals?
b. Give 3 examples.
c. List 4 compartments of ruminant stomach
5. Explain the following terms: a. Lactation b. Ovulation c. Heat period d. Gestation period.
MAAS MODERN INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF SCHOOLS
Opposite Celle Ajara church, Unity road off
Ajegunle road TERMINAL EXAMINATION
THIRD
ME:
BJECT: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE CLASS: S. S.
O
OBJECTIVES
1. A cowpea growing in a maize plot is a ________ A. plant B. weed C. crop D. animal
2. Seed of centro, calapo are usually dispersed by _____ A. wind B. water C. explosive mechanism D. animals
3. Which of the following is not a cultural weed control methods A. flooding B. burning C. mulching D. hoeing
4. Which of the following is not a physical method of weed control? A. hand pulling B. mulching C. hoeing D.
slashing
5. Weeds have a _____ lifecycle A. long B. medium C. short D. average
6. The unit of inheritance is ______ A. chromosomes B. eggs C. genes D. gamates
7. ______ are thread like bodies found in the nucleus of a cell A. chromosomes B. eggs C. genes D. gamates
8. The fusion of male and female gamate result in ____ A. embryo B. genes C. gamates D. zygote
9. An individual with pair of identical genes for the same character is called ____ individual. A. homozygous B.
heterozygous C. gamates D. zygote
10. The character which express itself in the presence of the other is said to be ____ A. dominant B. recessive C.
sexual D. asexual
11. In profit and loss account, opening valuation is put on the 12_____ A. credit side B. debit side C. and side D. all
sides
12. Ability of farm to meet its financial commitment as the falls due is _____ A. solvency B. liquidity C. depreciation D.
appreciation
13. The amount at which an asset is sold off when the cost maintaining it is high is called ____ A. useful life B.
lifespan C. salvage value D. asset
14. Day to day activities on the farm are recorded in _____ A. register B. diary C. payroll D. inventory
15. Farm assets are recorded in _____ A. diary B. register C. inventory D. labour
16. ____ is essential for bone formation A. iron B. calcium C. carbon D. lodine
17. Night blindness is as a result of lack of vitamin ____ A. A B. B C. C D. D
18. Ricket is as a result of deficiency of vitamin ____ A. A B. B C. C D. D
19. Which of these is a micronutrient A. calcium B. manganese C. magnesium D. sulphur
20. Goitre is as a result of deficiency of ____ A. iron B. cobalt C. copper D. lodine
21. Profit and loss account, opening valuation is put on the _____ A. credit side B. debit side C. and side D. all sides
22. Ability of farm to meet its financial commitment as the falls due is _____ A. solvency B. liquidity C. depreciation D.
appreciation
23. The amount at which an asset is sold off when the cost maintaining it is high is called ____ A. useful life B.
lifespan C. salvage value D. asset
24. Day to day activities on the farm are recorded in _____ A. register B. diary C. payroll D. inventory
25. Farm assets are recorded in _____ A. diary B. register C. inventory D. labour
26. Indiscriminate removal of trees is called____. A. aforestation B. deforestation C. taungya farming D. weeding
27. The following are forest trees except ____. A. iroko B. obeche C. hibiscus D. ebony
28. Process of establishing a forest plantation is called ____. A. afforestation B. deforestation C. taungya D. weeding
29. The process of cutting only matured trees in a forest is called ______. A. selective exploitation B. selective
exploration C. taungya D. aforestation
30. The best soil for Agriculture is _____. A. loamy soil B. sandy soil C. clay soil D. silt soil
THEORY: Answer any Three (3) questions
1. a. List five economic importance of weeds
b. List five common weeds and state their botanical names
c. Discuss the four methods of weed control
2. a. What is crop improvement
b. List 4 aims of crop improvement
c. Define breeding and State two advantages of breeding
3. a. Outline 5 basic economic concept
b. What is demand and supply?
c. State the law of demand and supply
4. a. What are farm records and account?
b. List five importance of keeping farm records and accounts.
c. List five types of farm account.
5. a. What is balanced ration?
b. Distinguished between production and maintenance ration
c. State 4 functions of water to plants and animals
