Thursday 15th June 2017 Practical: Agricultural Science - 10am - 11:30am *Neco Agric practical 2017 Answers* 1) A- secateurs B- s...
Thursday 15th June 2017 Practical: Agricultural Science - 10am - 11:30am
*Neco Agric practical 2017 Answers*
1)
A- secateurs
B- shears
C- millet
D- head pan
(1b)
i)both have two sharp blades
ii)both are used for cutting
iii)both are first class levers
(1c)
i) keep in cool and dry place
ii)cleaning it regularly
iii)spray light oil on areas prone to rust
(1di)
i)it has two hands for lifting it
ii)it comprises a round container like bowl
1dii)
A- used for cutting the stem of plants and branches of small trees.
B- used for trimming plants
C- for carrying agric products or seeds in the farm
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2a)
E - Dried clay soil
F - Dried Loamy Soil
G - Dried Sandy Soil
H - Earth worm
2b) Specimen E
- feel smooth when rubbed btw finger and thumb
- dense
2bii) Specimen F
- darker in colouration
- less dense than clay soil
2c)
- Addition of organic matter
- addition of fertilizer
- constant watering
2d) Specimen H
- it's burrow create pores through which oxygen and water can
enter and Co2 can leaves the soil.
- it's faeces improve the soil structures
2e)
- Potato
- Lettuce
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3)
I - Banana sucker
J - Oil palm seeding
3b)
I - used for transplanting (Not grown in beds)
J - Grown in beds & then transplanted
3c)
I - Musa Species
J - Elaeis guineasis
3d)
I - By division (Ie vegetative propagation)
J - By seed
3e)
Specimen J: can be raised in a nursery
3f)
- It has wider leave
- stem of I is soften
3g)
- Store produce from I at room temperature
3h)
- Skipper butterfly
- Spider mite
3i)
- Basal stem root
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4a)
K-meat
L-guinea grass
M-round worm
4bi)
source of protein in food
4bii)
source of revenue
4ci)
chicken
4cii)
mutton
4di)
application of potash
4dii)
cutting down plants which shade them
4ei)
cutting
4eii)
foraging
4fi)
M-they feed on fleas,termites and many others that could damage crops
4fii)
M-help in cycling nutrients such as nitrogen
4gi)
avoid grazing on pastures and areas with large population of the worm
4gii)
ensure proper sanitation of the environment
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