CSEC Agricultural Science · May/June 2017 · Paper 2

26 questions and parts from this paper. Open one to see it in full, then practise it on Quelpr and get it marked against the mark scheme.

1. 1(a)2 marksState TWO career options that university graduates can consider in the area of crop production.
2. 1(b)2 marksSuggest the type of assistance that CARDI and FAO could provide to the farmers' organization.
3. 2(a)2 marksState TWO factors of production, other than land, that a farmer should consider when expanding his farm.
4. 2(b)2 marksSuggest TWO benefits of the CSME to the agricultural sector in the Caribbean.
5. 3(a)2 marksState the name of the layers labelled X and Y in the soil profile shown in Figure 1.
6. 3(b)2 marksBriefly explain the benefits of the fertilizer labelled 20:10:10 (NPK) to young, non-bearing fruit crop plants.
7. 4(a)2 marksGive ONE advantage and ONE disadvantage of plant tissue culture for propagating banana plants.
8. 4(b)2 marksSuggest TWO ways in which a farmer could reduce the impact of inorganic pesticides on the environment.
9. 5(a)2 marksIdentify the parts labelled X and Y in Figure 2 showing the digestive system in poultry.
10. 5(b)2 marksA broiler bird weighs 2.5 kg. After slaughter, the offal and feathers weigh 0.5 kg. Calculate the dressing percentage. Show all working.
11. 6(a)2 marksState the purpose for which EACH breed of livestock is reared (Jamaica Hope and Barbados Blackbelly) in Table 1.
12. 6(b)2 marksA cattle farmer notices that his healthy cow fails to conceive after several attempts of mating with the same bull. Suggest TWO methods that he could use to overcome this problem.
13. 7(a)3 marksList THREE ways in which praedial larceny impacts on the agricultural sector.
14. 7(b)4 marksDescribe the impact on the production of seedlings of hiring additional workers at Stage II and Stage III.
15. 7(c)2 marksSuggest TWO ways in which farmers may respond to an increase in the price of citrus seedlings.
16. 7(d)3 marksAdvise the government on THREE incentives it can provide to attract new farmers and increase citrus production.
17. 8(a)3 marksIdentify THREE pieces of personal protective clothing he should use when operating his tractor.
18. 8(b)4 marksSuggest TWO precautions EACH that Farmer Sampson should observe during and after spraying okra with insecticide to ensure the safe use of pesticides.
19. 8(c)2 marksExplain ONE way by which weeds could reduce the yield and quality of tomato fruits.
20. 8(d)3 marksDescribe the features that will indicate when EACH of the following crops are ready for harvesting: Tomato, Sweet potato, Cabbage.
21. 9(a)3 marksWhich of the two feeds is BETTER suited for broilers at 1 to 4 weeks of age? Give TWO reasons for your answer.
22. 9(b)(i)1 markWhat does the acronym FCR mean?
23. 9(b)(ii)1 markWrite the formula for calculating FCR.
24. 9(b)(iii)2 marksAt Fazir's farm, a broiler bird that ate 9 kg of feed weighed 3 kg. Calculate the FCR for this bird. Show all working.
25. 9(b)(iv)2 marksUsing Table 3, state which breed of broiler bird has the best FCR and give ONE reason for your answer.
26. 9(c)3 marksSuggest THREE measures Farmer Shakti can adopt during the rainy season to ensure that her small ruminants have food when forage is unavailable during the dry season.