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Soil Fertility Conservation and Management

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He experimented with various type of water ranging from clean to muddy.

a)

Jethro Tull

b)

John Woodward

c)

Jan Baptist

d)

Jean Baptiste

2.

Demonstrated that it was beneficial to cultivate (stir) the soil.

a)

Jethro Tull

b)

John Woodward

c)

Jan Baptist van Helmont

d)

Jean Baptiste

3.

Obtain the evidence showing that the main source of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen for plants were the air water.

a)

Jean Baptiste Boussingault

b)

Jethro Tull

c)

Justus von Leibig

d)

J. Thomas Way

4.

Discover that plants took nitrogen from the soils.

a)

John Benet Lawes

b)

Justus von Liebig

c)

Joseph Hendry Gilbert

d)

J. Thomas Way

5.

He had proved water to essential element from his famous five years experiment with a willow free grown only addition of water.

a)

John Woodward

b)

Jan Baptist van Helmont

c)

Jethro tull

d)

Justus von Liebig

6.

Discover the symbiosis of bacteria and leguminous roots and the fixation of nitrogen by bacteria in the 19th century.

a)

Herman Hellriegel

b)

Robert W. Warington

c)

Martinus Beijerinck

d)

J. Thomas Way

7.

Proved that this transformation of ammonia into nitrates was done by living organism

a)

J. Thomas Way

b)

Hermann Hellriegel

c)

John Woodward

d)

Robert W. Warington

8.

He rediscovered the enrichment of solil with guano by the Incas in 1802

a)

Alexander von Humboldt

b)

Martinus Beijerinck

c)

J. Thomas Way

d)

Sergei Winogradsky

9.

He found that the bacteria is the responsible for the transformation of ammonia to nitrates

a)

j. Thomas Way

b)

Robrt W. Warington

c)

Sergei Winogradsky

d)

Alexander von humboldt

10.

He showed that plants and animals must "combust" oxygen internally to live and was able to deduce that most of the 165- pounds weight of van Helmont's willow tree derived from air.

a)

Antoine-Laurent de Lavoiser

b)

Justus von Liebig

c)

Joseph Henry Gilbert

d)

Herman Hellriegel

11.

Ability of soil to provide the nutrient needed by the crops plants to grow.

a)

Soil Ability

b)

Soil Nutrients

c)

Soil Fertility

d)

Soil Moisture

12.

Soil that is rich in nutrients is?

a)

Fertile

b)

Abundant

c)

Complete of nutrients

d)

Organic Matter content

13.

Macro nutrient are compose of what elements?

a)

Zn, Cu, Mo, Mn, Fe, CI, Ni, B.

b)

N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S

c)

B, H, N, P, K

d)

Cu, Zn, Mo, Fe, Mn, Ni.

14.

Micro nutrients are compose of what elements?

a)

Zn, Cu, Mo, Mn, Fe, Cl, Ni, B.

b)

CO2, H2o, K

c)

O, C. H2o

d)

N, P, K,Ca, Mg, S

15.

Macro nutrients are compose of how many elements?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

16.

Micro nutrients are compose of how many elements?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

17.

This the most important national resources of any country?

a)

Ground

b)

Land

c)

Surface

d)

Soil

18.

Required for the growth and reproduction of plants, plays in the growth and development of plants.

a)

Water absorption

b)

Essential nutrient elements

c)

vitamins

d)

nutrients

19.

Part of many proteins which serve as enzymes and also is a part of chlorophyll molecules.

a)

nitrogen

b)

carbon

c)

potassium

d)

oxygen

20.

These are all nitrogen deficiency symptom except one.

a)

yellowing of leaves

b)

reduced dry matter yield

c)

stunted

d)

dieback

21.

Essential in all cell metabolic process and apparently has a specific role in influencing the uptake the uptake of certain mineral elements.

a)

Calcium

b)

Potassium

c)

Sulfur

d)

Iron

22.

These are Deficiency symptoms of calcium except.

a)

Failure of Terminal buds

b)

Dieback

c)

Blossom-end rot in tomato

d)

stunted growth

23.

These are 3 elements serve largely in the synthesis of carbohydrates, protein, fats, and related compounds. In order

a)

carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

b)

oxygen, carbon, and hydrogen

c)

carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen

d)

hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen

24.

Its a part of the chlorophyll molecule, aids in the translocation of phosphorus in plants.

a)

calcium

b)

cobalt

c)

magnesium

d)

oxygen

25.

These are deficiency symptoms of magnesium except 1?

a)

interveinal chlorosis in corn

b)

stunted growth

c)

curling upward of leaf

26.

It is the constituent of compounds including amino acids .

a)

iron

b)

boron

c)

sulfur

d)

copper

27.

These are deficiency symptoms of BORON except.

a)

heart rot in sugar beets

b)

death of shoot

c)

thickened, wilted, curled leaves

d)

dieback

28.

These are component of enzymes . Both are apparently necessary for the formation of growth promoting substances.

a)

copper and zinc

b)

oxygen and carbon

c)

carbon and copper

d)

boron and iron

29.

Transition element, is an essential component of several enzymes and co enzymes.

a)

cobalt

b)

sulfur

c)

chlorine

d)

nickel

30.

A component of some plants enzymes, most notably urease, which metabolizes urea nitrogen into useable ammonia with in the plant.

a)

sulfur

b)

nickel

c)

boron

d)

calcium

31.

Deficiency symptoms of cobalt except 1.

a)

chlorosis

b)

stunted growth

c)

wilting

32.

These are deficiency symptoms of chlorine except 1?

a)

wilting

b)

chlorosis of younger leaves

c)

whiptail in cauliflower

33.

Molecules in food that all organisms need to make energy, grow, develop, and reproduce.

a)

taurine

b)

nutrients

c)

minerals

d)

vitamins

34.

Essentials compound of all organic life on this planet. Both plants and animals use this as primary source of energy, which keep the body functioning at most basic levels.

a)

nutrients

b)

minerals

c)

vitamins

d)

carbohydrates

35.

This is molecule structure built out of amino acids that is fundamental to life.

a)

nutrients

b)

potassium

c)

protein

d)

iron

36.

Acts as a regulator of cell and tissue growth and differentiation.

a)

minerals

b)

vitamins

c)

nutrients

d)

taurine

37.

Part of structure of ______ and is made up of three carbon atoms.

a)

fats

b)

glycerol

c)

fatty acids

d)

vitamins

38.

Biochemical function of______ in nutrition

a)

minerals

b)

vitamins

c)

taurine

d)

proteins

39.

Nutrient dissolved in soil water are transported to the root surface, this is called?

a)

diffusion

b)

root interception

c)

mass flow

d)

passive ion uptake

40.

Movements of nutrients ions through the soil water and from the exchange site to exchange site long the soil surface of soil particles.

a)

mass flow

b)

minerals

c)

vitamins

d)

diffusion

41.

It is uptake or absorption of ions/nutrients that occur in the outer space through diffusion or contact exchange and does not involve energy use.

a)

photosynthesis

b)

absorption

c)

active ion uptake

d)

passive ion uptake

42.

It is the uptake or absorption of nutrients that involves use of energy.

a)

active ion uptake

b)

photosynthesis

c)

passive ion uptake

d)

absorption

43.

Plants roots come into physical contact with nutrients as the roots grows and expand in the available soil volume.

a)

diffusion

b)

mass flow

c)

root interception

d)

root absorption

44.

The bases which have been replaced by the exchange sites of soils are removed in the drainage water.

a)

crop removal of nutrients

b)

leaching of nutrients

c)

gaseous losses of nutrients

d)

soil erosion losses

45.

Different plants would remove different amounts of nutrients or bases.

a)

leaching of nutrients

b)

crop removal of nutrients

c)

gaseous losses of nutrients

d)

soil erosion losses

46.

Wearing away of lands surface by running water, wind, ice or other geological agents would result to decline in soil fertility.

a)

soil erosion losses

b)

crop removal nutrients

c)

leaching of nutrients

d)

gaseous losses nutrients

47.

Loss of nutrients in the form of ________ would also result to decline in soil fertility.

a)

soil erosion losses

b)

crop removal

c)

leaching of nutrients

d)

gaseous loss of nutrients

48.

Soil testing provides the foundation of managing soil nutrients.

a)

soil testing

b)

soil mapping

c)

soil analysis

d)

soil survey

49.

The non symbiotic nitrogen fixing bacterium.

a)

azobacter plaque method

b)

planting of legumes method

c)

land preparation

d)

soil testing method

50.

This fungus which produces black spore can be used to assay for some of the available nutrients in the soil.

a)

azobacter plaque method

b)

asporgillus niger

c)

rhizomes

d)

short term culture

51.

Soils contain a concentration of neutral soluble salt sufficient to seriously interfere more water evaporating than there is water coming into the area as precipitation

a)

erode soils

b)

saline sodic soils

c)

saline soils

d)

sodic soils

52.

These soil do not contain any great amount of neutral soluble salts, the detrimental effect on plants being largely due to toxicity of Na.

a)

sodic soils

b)

saline sodic soils

c)

saline soil

d)

soil science

53.

Contains appreciable quantities of neutral soluble salts and enough absorbed Na ions to seriously affect most plants.

a)

saline sodic- soils

b)

saline soils

c)

sodic soils

d)

soil map

54.

These are deficiency symptoms cobalt except 1

a)

chlorosis of leaves

b)

stunted growth

c)

whiptail of cauliflower

55.

The essential element nutrient uptake form of CARBON is

a)

CO2 H2CO3

b)

H+, OH-, H2O6

c)

O2

d)

NO3-, NH94

56.

The essential element nutrient uptake form of HYDROGEN is?

a)

NO3-, NH94

b)

H+, OH-, H2O

c)

O2

d)

3-6K+

57.

The essential element nutrient uptake form of NITROGEN is?

a)

K+

b)

Ca2+

c)

NO3-, NH4+

d)

Mg2+

58.

The essential element nutrient uptake form of PHOSPHORUS is?

a)

CO2 H2CO3

b)

Ca2+

c)

HPO42-, H2PO4-

d)

NO3-, NH4-

59.

The essential element nutrient uptake form of IRON is?

a)

NO3-, NH4-

b)

Fe2+ , Fe3+

c)

Fe2+ , Fe

d)

CU2+

60.

What is my complete name?

a)

RICHEI BOY LANGELIS NOA

b)

RITCHIE BOY LANGILES NOA

c)

RICHIE BOY LANGELES NOA

d)

RICHEE BOY LANGELES NOA