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Biological and Physiological Principles in Agriculture · CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 1

16 past-paper questions on Biological and Physiological Principles in Agriculture, part of Module 1: The Science and Business of Agriculture, from every CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 1 paper on Quelpr.

Practise Biological and Physiological Principles in Agriculture
  1. 1(a)2 marks· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2Define the term 'hormone'.
  2. 1(b)(i)1 mark· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2Name the naturally produced hormone in cows that regulates milk production.
  3. 1(b)(ii)1 mark· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2Identify the endocrine gland in cows responsible for producing this hormone.
  4. 1(b)(iii)1 mark· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2State the name of the synthetic or artificial hormone used to boost milk yield.
  5. 1(b)(iv)2 marks· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2Explain how this artificial hormone functions to stimulate increased milk production.
  6. 1(c)(i)2 marks· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2State two major dietary differences between ruminants and non-ruminants.
  7. 1(c)(ii)3 marks· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2Explain the digestive process of consumed food in ruminant animals.
  8. 1(c)(iii)1 mark· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2Identify the major source of dietary energy for ruminant livestock.
  9. 1(d)2 marks· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2Name an example of a non-ruminant animal that consumes a diet similar to ruminants, and explain how it is physiologically capable of digesting this food.
  10. 1(a)(i)1 mark· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2Identify the active transport mechanism illustrated in Figure 1.
  11. 1(a)(ii)6 marks· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2Describe the sequential events occurring at stages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 in Figure 1.
  12. 1(b)(i)1 mark· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2State the name of the photosynthetic process taking place in the stroma of the chloroplast.
  13. 1(b)(ii)2 marks· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2Distinguish between cyclic and noncyclic photophosphorylation.
  14. 1(b)(iii)2 marks· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2Provide a brief explanation of why the Calvin cycle requires ATP and CO2.
  15. 1(c)(i)2 marks· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2Explain why the rate of photosynthesis is higher in C4 plants compared to C3 plants.
  16. 1(c)(ii)1 mark· CAPE Agricultural Science Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2Explain why C4 plants exhibit higher water use efficiency than C3 plants under conditions of high temperature and high light intensity.

Related topics in Module 1: The Science and Business of Agriculture