Agricultural Science SS 2 First Term Examination

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE FIRST TERM

E NOTES FOR SS 2

FIRST Term Agricultural Science

SS 2

Senior Secondary School 2

Subject : AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

Topic :  Agricultural Science SS 2 First Term Examination 

Class : SS 2

 TERM : FIRST  TERM  

WEEK : WEEK 12

LEARNING MATERIALS

• Whiteboard/Chalkboard
• Explanatory posters/pictures
• Explanatory videos
• Pictures of farms machinery and Implements

Instructional Materials :

• Lagos State Scheme of Work.
• Online Materials.
• Textbooks
• Workbooks
• Pictures of different types of farm implements and tools

Previous Knowledge :

The pupils have been taught

SOIL (CONTINUED)

in their previous lesson

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS 

PART A 

OBJECTIVES

1. The most useful farm machinery among this is _____ (a) tractor (b) bulldozer (c) tree puller (d) mower
2. The part of tractor which is used for lifting implement is _____ (a) PTO shaft(b) hydraulic system (c) top shaft (d) combustion engine
3. The machines used for removing seeds from the husk is called ____ (a) shellers (b) mowers (c) tractor (d) bulldozer
4. The machines which are used for hatching eggs is ______ (a) incubator (b) mower (c) milking machine (d) candle
5. Which of these is not a tractor coupled implement? (a) plough (b) harrow (c) ridger (d) emasculator
6. A soil with PH6 is ____ (a) neutral (b) strongly acidic (c) slightly acidic (d) alkaline
7. Which of the following is not a liming material (a) limestone (b) quicklime (c) slake lime (d) urea
8. The horizon which contain organic matter is _____ (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
9. The soil with particle size 0.002 to 0.02mm is _____ (a) clay (b) sand (c) silt (d) gravel
10. The breaking down of rock into smaller particles is called ___ (a) weathering (b) cracking (c) breaking (d) hut
11. The following are pre planting activities except (a) ploughing (b) bush clearing  (c) harrowing (d) thinning
12. The following are types of manure except (a) green manure (b) farm yard manure (c) NPK (d) compost
13. The following are methods of fertilizer application except (a) broadcasting (b) ring method (c) Top dressing (d) Eroding
14. The following are liming materials except (a) limestone (b) Urea (c) quicklime (d) slaked lime
15. Nutrients are lost through the following means except (a) crop removal (b) Erosion (c) leaching (d) mulching
16. The conversion of nitrates to nitrogen gas by certain bacteria is ___ (a) oxidation (b) reduction (c) nitrification (d) de-nitrification
17. Microbial delay of plant and animal remains into simpler nitrogenous compound is ___ (a) nitrification (b) putrefaction (c) leaching (d) burning
18. The washing away of soil nutrient down beyond the reach of the root is called ___ (a) erosion (b) mulching (c) leading (d) fertilization
19. The following are macro nutrients expect (a) boron (b) nitrogen (c) magnesium (d) calcium
20. Which of these is not a micro-element? (a) copper (b) zinc (c) boron (d) potassium 
21. The following are climate factors except (a) soil types (b) humidity (c) temperature (d) light
22. Which of the following is not an edaphic factor (a) soil PH (b) soil fertility (c) soil water (d) topography
23. The following are types of erosion except ____ (a) splash (b) rill (c) sheet (d) mulch
24. The washing away of soil nutrients down beyond the reach of the root is ___
    (a) erosion (b) leaching (c) mulching (d) staking
25. High humidity is responsible for ____ (a) dryness (b) water logging (c) rainfall (d) erosion
26. Artificial application of water to the farmland is _____ (a) irrigation (b) wetting
    (c) drainage (d) harvesting
27. Excess water is conducted away from the soil through ____ (a) irrigation (b) wetting (c) drainage (d) planting
28. The type of irrigation which can be done on a gentle slope is ____ (a) surface irrigation (b) subsurface irrigation (c) overhead irrigation (d) Sprinkler
29. The machine which is used to hatch eggs is ____ (a) tractor (b) incubator (c) milking machine (d) plough
30. The tool used in transplanting is ______ (a) cutlass (b) hoe (c) hand trowel (d) tractor

Part B

Theory

1. What is farm machinery?
2. List five functions of tractors.
3. List three periodic maintenance of a tractor.
4. State five precautions to take while using sprayers
5. List five maintenance of sprayings
6. List three types of planters
7. State three functions of tractors
8. List three types of harvesters
9. List five disadvantages of using bulldozers in bush clearing.
10. List three advantages of using tree pullers over bulldozers
11. Differentiate between macro and micro nutrients
12. List three factors influencing nutrient availability in the Soil
13. State three function of Nitrogen to plants
14. State three importance of organic matter in Agricultural
15. List five edaphic factors affecting agricultural production.
16. List five biotic factors affecting agricultural production.
17. List three effect of solar radiation on agricultural production.
18. State five problems associated with irrigation.
19. State five effects of temperature on agricultural production.
20. List the three types of irrigation system.

Conclusion :

The teacher summarize the lesson. He or she gives out a board summary of the topic as note .

He or she goes round to mark and does the necessary corrections