1st Term Examination AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE BASIC 3

1^st Term Examination

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

BASIC 3

NAME:________________________

1. __________ is one of the means in which weeds can be controlled (a)by phoning (b)by cultural means (c)by flying means
2. Agriculture can be classified into __________ and __________ (a)crop science and forestry (b)book and animal science (c)mechanic and crop science
3. ___________ are unwanted plants n a farmer’s piece of land (a)plants beans (b)weeds (c)cars
4. __________ plants are plants that grow out of one seed leaf (a)dicotyledon (b)monocotyledon (c)weeds
5. Fishes are cold blooded vertebrates that live in water and breathe by means of their gills (a)true (b)false (c)I don’t know
6. __________ is the process of catching fish form the pond, river, sea or ocean for human uses (a)fishing (b)running (c)farming
7. _________ are plant and animal residue which the farmer can add to the soil to maintain soil fertility (a)water (b)manure (c)soil
8. __________ is the uppermost layer of earth which supports plants and animals growth (a)manure (b)soil (c)water
9. _______ soil is formed by the decomposition of ________ (a)rocks (b)soil (c)manure
10. _________ is one importance of Agriculture (a)for dieing (b)for shelter (c)for growing

SECTION B – THEORY

1. Name five animals reared by farmers
2. List two importance of Agriculture
3. What is monocotyledon plants
4. List one effect of weeds on plants
5. Draw and label a fish