Primary 5 Agricultural Science Second Term Questions

1. List one importance or benefit of weed.
2. What are weeds?
3. What is a monocotyledon plant?
4. Write out one characteristic of weed.
5. Give one example of weed.
6. Write one use of cocoa. It is used to produce ______.
7. What are cereals?
8. Give one example of a tuber crop.
9. Give two examples of vegetables.
10. Give two examples of fruit crops.
11. Explain domestic use of crop plants.
12. What are tuber crops?
13. What are beverages?
14. Give two examples of beverages.
15. What are fibre crops?

Answers :

1. List one importance or benefit of weed.
   • Weeds can help protect soil from erosion by holding it together with their roots. 🌱
2. What are weeds?
   • Weeds are unwanted plants that grow alongside crops and compete with them for nutrients, water, and sunlight. 🌿
3. 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. 🌾
4. Write out one characteristic of weed.
   • Weeds often have fast growth rates and can reproduce quickly, spreading across fields or gardens. 🚀
5. Give one example of weed.
   • Example: Nutgrass or Johnson grass. 🌿
6. 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. 🍫
7. What are cereals?
   • Cereals are grasses cultivated for their edible grains or seeds, such as wheat, rice, and maize. 🌾
8. Give one example of a tuber crop.
   • Example: Potato. 🥔
9. Give two examples of vegetables.
   • Examples: Carrot 🥕, Spinach 🍃
10. Give two examples of fruit crops.
    • Examples: Mango 🥭, Apple 🍎
11. 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).
12. What are tuber crops?
    • Tuber crops are plants whose edible parts grow underground as enlarged stems (tubers), like potatoes 🥔 and yams 🍠.
13. What are beverages?
    • Beverages are drinks consumed for refreshment, such as tea ☕, juice 🥤, and soft drinks 🥤.
14. Give two examples of beverages.
    • Examples: Tea ☕, Orange juice 🍊
15. 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. 🧵

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