Primary 5 Agricultural Science Second Term Questions
- List one importance or benefit of weed.
- What are weeds?
- What is a monocotyledon plant?
- Write out one characteristic of weed.
- Give one example of weed.
- Write one use of cocoa. It is used to produce ______.
- What are cereals?
- Give one example of a tuber crop.
- Give two examples of vegetables.
- Give two examples of fruit crops.
- Explain domestic use of crop plants.
- What are tuber crops?
- What are beverages?
- Give two examples of beverages.
- What are fibre crops?
Answers :
- List one importance or benefit of weed.
- Weeds can help protect soil from erosion by holding it together with their roots. 🌱
- What are weeds?
- Weeds are unwanted plants that grow alongside crops and compete with them for nutrients, water, and sunlight. 🌿
- What is a monocotyledon plant?
- A monocotyledon plant is a type of flowering plant with seeds containing only one cotyledon or seed leaf. Examples include grasses like maize and rice. 🌾
- Write out one characteristic of weed.
- Weeds often have fast growth rates and can reproduce quickly, spreading across fields or gardens. 🚀
- Give one example of weed.
- Example: Nutgrass or Johnson grass. 🌿
- Write one use of cocoa. It is used to produce ______.
- Cocoa is used to produce chocolate and various cocoa-based products such as cocoa powder and cocoa butter. 🍫
- What are cereals?
- Cereals are grasses cultivated for their edible grains or seeds, such as wheat, rice, and maize. 🌾
- Give one example of a tuber crop.
- Example: Potato. 🥔
- Give two examples of vegetables.
- Examples: Carrot 🥕, Spinach 🍃
- Give two examples of fruit crops.
- Examples: Mango 🥭, Apple 🍎
- Explain domestic use of crop plants.
- Crop plants are used domestically for food (e.g., wheat for bread), clothing (e.g., cotton for clothes), shelter (e.g., bamboo for building), and medicinal purposes (e.g., aloe vera for skin care).
- What are tuber crops?
- Tuber crops are plants whose edible parts grow underground as enlarged stems (tubers), like potatoes 🥔 and yams 🍠.
- What are beverages?
- Beverages are drinks consumed for refreshment, such as tea ☕, juice 🥤, and soft drinks 🥤.
- Give two examples of beverages.
- Examples: Tea ☕, Orange juice 🍊
- What are fibre crops?
- Fibre crops are plants grown for their fibrous materials, used in making textiles, ropes, and other fiber-based products. Examples include cotton 🌿 and jute. 🧵
Objectives :
- What is a monocotyledon plant? a) a plant with one leaf
b) a type of weed
c) a flowering plant
d) a plant with one seed leaf - ______ often have fast growth rates and can spread quickly. a) Fruits
b) Vegetables
c) Weeds
d) Flowers - Cocoa is used to produce ______. a) sugar
b) chocolate
c) milk
d) rice - What are cereals? a) types of animals
b) grasses with edible grains
c) colorful flowers
d) trees - Give one example of a tuber crop. a) Mango
b) Potato
c) Apple
d) Orange - What are beverages? a) food items
b) drinks
c) clothes
d) animals - Fibre crops are plants grown for their ______ materials. a) juicy
b) fibrous
c) colorful
d) soft - Tuber crops are plants whose edible parts grow ______. a) above the ground
b) on trees
c) in water
d) underground - Tuber crops are plants whose edible parts grow ______. a) above the ground
b) on trees
c) in water
d) underground - What are cereals? a) types of animals
b) grasses with edible grains
c) colorful flowers
d) trees - Give one example of a tuber crop. a) Mango
b) Potato
c) Apple
d) Orange - ______ often have fast growth rates and can spread quickly. a) Fruits
b) Vegetables
c) Weeds
d) Flowers - __________ is a form of pest control that involves catching pests using traps.
a) Chemical control
b) Physical control
c) Biological control
d) Mechanical control - __________ can be harmful to the environment and should be used carefully.
a) Organic methods
b) Pesticides
c) Natural predators
d) Traps - __________ pests can harm crops by feeding on them.
a) Harmful
b) Beneficial
c) Neutral
d) Helpful - __________ can help prevent pests from damaging crops.
a) Pruning
b) Planting early
c) Using pesticides
d) All of the above - __________ pests damage crops by feeding on them or spreading diseases.
a) Beneficial
b) Harmful
c) Neutral
d) Helpful - Weeds compete with crops for __________.
a) sunlight
b) space
c) water
d) all of the above - __________ is an example of a burrowing insect.
a) Mosquito
b) Aphid
c) Termite
d) Ladybug - __________ control involves the use of living organisms like predators to control pests.
a) Physical
b) Mechanical
c) Chemical
d) Biological - __________ is a common pest that spreads diseases to plants.
a) Mosquito
b) Aphid
c) Rat
d) Termite - __________ can be used to control pests without harming the environment.
a) Chemical pesticides
b) Biological control
c) Harmful sprays
d) Both a and b - __________ is used to control pests by attracting and catching them.
a) Irrigation
b) Pesticides
c) Traps
d) Weeding - __________ is an example of a biological control method.
a) Using ladybugs to eat aphids
b) Spraying pesticides
c) Trapping rats
d) Burning weeds - The use of __________ helps protect beneficial insects.
a) chemical pesticides
b) natural predators
c) synthetic fertilizers
d) herbicides - __________ control involves setting up physical barriers like fences.
a) Biological
b) Chemical
c) Physical
d) Mechanical - Weeds can be used as __________ for animals.
a) food
b) fertilizer
c) shelter
d) decoration - __________ pests are harmful to crops and need to be controlled.
a) Beneficial
b) Helpful
c) Harmful
d) Neutral - __________ is a key method to prevent pest damage.
a) Crop rotation
b) Harvesting early
c) Feeding the plants
d) Adding fertilizer - __________ is an advantage of using biological pest control.
a) It is cheap
b) It is fast
c) It is eco-friendly
d) It is harmful to humans