WorksheetsAGRICULTURAL SCIENCES P1
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 2hrs 23mins
Various options are provided as possible answers to the following questions. Choose the answer and write only the letter next to the question number in the ANSWER BOOK, for example 1.1.11 A. A group of individual organisms that is similar in appearance, behaviour and genetic make-up.
Ecosystem
Community
Population
Species
Which of the following threats is INCORRECT with regard to the fynbos biome?
Alien plants
Overgrazing
Climate change
Agriculture
The picture below is an example of ... grazing.
selective
zero
rotational
non-selective
The production of maize in the Western Cape is 96 tons, in the Eastern Cape 92 tons and in Gauteng 84 tons. The production percentage of the Eastern Cape province will be ...
45,7%.
27,1%.
33,8%.
35,6%.
The trend shown by the population and number of years on the graph below, proves that the ...
population increases with years.
population decreases with years.
population increases in years.
number of years is increasing.
One of the following statements about indigenous knowledge is CORRECT:
Knowledge of the present
Stored in books
Learnt by experience
Economic sustainability
The following statements are TRUE about the domestication of animals: (i) Most animals were domesticated for their products (ii) Few animals were domesticated to be pets (iii) Some animals were domesticated for transport and work (iv) Many animals were domesticated for home protection Choose the CORRECT combination below:
(i), (ii) and (iv)
(i), (iii) and (iv)
(ii), (iii) and (iv)
(i), (ii) and (iii)
These animals are known as grazers and are monogastric: (i) Horses (ii) Goats (iii) Donkeys (iv) Cattle Choose the CORRECT combination below:
(i) and (ii)
(i) and (iii)
(ii) and (iii)
(ii) and (iv)
The picture below shows a chicken production system known as the ...
deep litter system.
battery cage system.
back yard system.
free range system.
One of the animals listed below, does not belong to the game animals known as The Big Five:
Lion
Elephant
Rhino
Giraffe
Indicate whether each of the descriptions in COLUMN B applies to A ONLY, B ONLY, BOTH A AND B or NONE of the items in COLUMN A. Write A only, B only, both A and B or none next to the question number in the ANSWER BOOK, for example 1.2.6 B only.
Give ONE word/term for each of the following descriptions. Write only the word/term next to the question number in the ANSWER BOOK.
Change the UNDERLINED WORD(S) in each of the following statements to make them TRUE. Write only the correct word(s) next to the question number in the ANSWER BOOK.
The table below shows different organisms living in an ecosystem. Analyse the table and answer the questions that follow.
The diagram below shows a very important nutrient cycle. Study the diagram and answer the questions based on it.
The two pictures below, which show pastures of different farms, were taken by Grade 10 learners. Analyse the pictures and answer the questions that follow.
Provide TWO advantages of communal farming.
Name TWO reasons why pasture management is important.
Refer to the scenario above and identify ONE example of fauna found in South African biomes.
Suggest the names of South African biomes characterised by the underlined phrases.
Give any other TWO South African biomes not mentioned in the scenario.
Supply ONE function of the Savannah Biome in agriculture.
Name ONE cause of climate change.
Suggest any impact of climate change on agriculture.
Indicate ONE way in which farmers in South Africa can adapt to climate change.
Refer to the graph above and identify the food that is mostly used in rural areas.
Give a reason for the answer to QUESTION 3.1.1.
Food products in agriculture are classified into three groups. Suggest the class to which corned meat and fruit belong.
Calculate the difference in maize use between rural and urban areas. Show all your calculations.
Suggest whether the knowledge in the picture is indigenous or scientific.
Give a reason to support your answer in QUESTION 3.2.1.
Indicate how indigenous knowledge is used in agriculture in the following situations: (a) The farmer grows two or more different crops next to each other (b) Crops are changed regularly on the same piece of land
Deduce any TWO constraints of using indigenous knowledge in agriculture.
Identify the resource from the picture which is protected by the following laws: (a) Animal Disease Act (b) Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act (c) National Water Act (d) National Veld and Forest Act
Name TWO aims of agricultural legislation.
Define the term urbanisation.
Outline TWO negative effects of population growth on the agricultural sector.
Deduce the type of land ownership or type of land tenure the following statements: (a) The farmer rents a piece of land from the owner (b) The farmer from another country owns a land to grow livestock (c) A fenced natural forest and the people from community are not allowed to fetch wood from the forest (d) Farm workers are provided with a piece of land for settlement
Explain the difference between land redistribution and land tenure reform.
Name ONE role of agricultural organisations.
Identify the TWO exotic beef breeds in the diagram above.
Refer to the diagram above and identify the breed with the following qualities: (a) Produces high-quality milk with high butter fat content (b) Produces white milk with low butter fat content (c) This breed produces both meat and milk of good quality
List THREE beef breeds not mentioned in the diagram.
Distinguish between the exotic and indigenous breeds.
Provide the name for sheep A and B.
Tabulate the visible differences between sheep A and B under the following headings: (a) Body size (b) Neck and head
Name THREE main sheep breeds based on their utilisation and products derived from each.
Refer to the scenario above and suggest a reason why farmers in the Eastern Cape should continue producing Angora rams.
Give the name of the main product an Angora goat produces.
Name TWO goat breeds a farmer can use to produce dairy products.
Explain why Angora goats must be kept in an area with a moderate climate.
Suggest the name of a meat goat breed with a red colour and developed in South Africa.
Refer to the passage above and name TWO main products of pigs.
Suggest the purpose for slaughtering pigs with the following mass: (a) 45 kg (b) 90 kg
Provide THREE characteristics of improved pig breeds that make them suitable for commercial farming.
Provide TWO facilities a farmer can use to control the temperature in a house of chickens.
