Jss 2 Assignment Agric and Home Economics
AGRIC
1. Identify and memorize names (common and scientific/botanical) of any 15 common
crops and any 10 farm animal used as food in your locality.
AGRICULTURE:
- Common Crops:
- Rice (Oryza sativa)
- Wheat (Triticum aestivum)
- Maize (Zea mays)
- Barley (Hordeum vulgare)
- Potato (Solanum tuberosum)
- Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
- Carrot (Daucus carota)
- Banana (Musa spp.)
- Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
- Soybean (Glycine max)
- Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)
- Coffee (Coffea arabica)
- Cocoa (Theobroma cacao)
- Tea (Camellia sinensis)
- Palm oil (Elaeis guineensis)
Farm Animals:
- Chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus)
- Cattle (Bos taurus)
- Pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus)
- Sheep (Ovis aries)
- Goats (Capra aegagrus hircus)
- Ducks (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)
- Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)
- Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
- Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
- Fish (various species)
HOME ECONOMICS:
- Food is a substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body, typically of plant or animal origin.
- Five methods of cooking:
- Boiling
- Grilling
- Baking
- Frying
- Steaming
- Four factors to consider when planning a meal:
- Nutritional balance
- Dietary preferences or restrictions
- Seasonal availability of ingredients
- Cost and budget constraints