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MID YEAR EXAMINATION FORM 2
AGRICULTURE PAPER 1
Answer all questions
1. The total number of people living in an area is known as… A. Density B. Population C. Number D. Total 2. Which of the following is a farming system practised in Zimbabwe? A. Incropping B. Mixed farming C. Mixed growing D. Outcropping 3. A farming system that involves the same crop on the same piece of land year after is known as….. A. Monoculture B. Crop rotation C. Intensive farming D. Extensive farming 4. The following is disadvantage of intercropping…..A. Supplies crops on high demand B. Reduced risk of total failure C. Some crops may not be compatible D. Pest build up is reduced 5. Ways of reducing adverse effects of environmental factors include: A. Weeding B. Prunning C. Mulching D. Cutting 6. Exotic timber trees are …… A. Trees that originate locally B. Trees that are expensive C. Trees exported to other countries D. Trees imported from other countries 7. …….is an example of an indigenous forest trees grown in Zimbabwe. A. Wattle B. Mukwa C. Pine D. Cypress 8. The following is a characteristic of hardwoods…… A. Grow fast B. Light coloured C. Grow straight D. Grow slowly 9. A place set aside for raising of tree seedlings before they are transplanted is known as…. A. Tree nursery B. Permanent station C. Tree plantation D. Transplanting 10. Transplanting is the removal of ……. A. seedlings from the permanent planting station to the nursery B. seedlings from the nursery to the permanent planting position C. seedlings from the orchard to the permanent planting station D. seedlings from the tree plantation to the orchard 11. Protected plants and animals are also known as ….. A. dangerous species B. problem species C. endangered species D. unknown species 12. ……is an example of specially protected plants in Zimbabwe. A. Gum B. Aloe C. Pine D. Mango 13. The following is a sacred animal in Zimbabwe… A. Zimbabwean Bird B. Mangrove fern C. Cobra snake D. Big baboon 14. Problem animals : A. eat human beings B. destroy crops C. kill all animals D. eat both humans and animals 15. The following is a set of dangerous animals only. A. Lion, baboon, buffalo. B. Warthog, elephant, lion. C. Elephant, lion, leopard. D. Jackal, buffalo, leopard. 16. The top of the soil is also called…. A. Horizon A B. Horizon O C. Horizon D D. Horizon B 17. Another name for horizon is… A. Profile B. Vertical C. Layer D. Section 18. Colour of the soil is determined by the presence of….. A. organic matter B. living organisms C. microbial activity D. plant roots 19. ……soil has poor water holding capacity. A. Clay B. Silt C. Sand D. Loam 20. ……… is an example of organic fertilizers. A. Farmyard B. Compound C. Straight D. Inorganic 21. A straight fertilizer supplies…. A. two major nutrients B. single major nutrients C. three major nutrients D. three minor nutrients 22. Another name for fauna is…… A. Animals B. Forest C. Plants D. Flora 23. Which of the following is an example of inorganic fertilizers? A. Compound B. Compost C. Farmyard D. Cattle 24. Organic fertilizers have an advantage of being….. A. Labour intensive B. Readily available C. Spreading diseases D. Supply known quantities 25. Which of the following fertilizers are applied as a top dressing? A. compound fertilizers B. green manure C. straight fertilizers D. compost fertilizers 26. Loam soils are made up of …… A. clay and silt B. sand and loam C. sand and clay D. clay and loam 27. ………soil consists of loose and large particles. A. sand B. clay C. silt D. loam 28. Select a list with natural water sources? A. River, dam, borehole B. River, stream, aquifer C. River, weir, stream D. Stream, pond, aquifer 29. A plant with seeds containing a single cotyledon is classified as…. A. Monocotyledons. B. Botanical C. Dicotyledons D. Broadleaved 30. Select a pair of leguminous plants. A. Rape and covo B. Tomatoes and potatoes C. Pumpkin and watermelon D. Soyabeans and roundnuts 31. Leaf vegetables are known as ….. A. brassicas B. legumes C. cucurbits D. graminae 32. Another name for graminae plants is….. A. Cereals B. Legumes C. Cucurbits D. Solaneceous 33. The following is a male part of a bean flower. A. Style B. Anther C. Stigma D. Ovules 34. Which part of a flower contains female sex cells? A. Petals B. Ovary C. Stigma D. Ovules 35. Pollination is the transfer of pollen grains from the …..A. stigma to the anther B. style to the ovary C. style to the filament D. anther to the stigma 36. …….develops into seeds after fertilization. A. Ovules B. Pollen grains C. Silky D. Style 37. Another name for vegetative plant reproduction is … A. sexual reproduction B. artificial reproduction C. natural reproduction D. asexual reproduction 38. The following is an advantage of sexual reproduction. A. Identical plants are produced B. Some vegetative parts may rot C. Hybrid crops are produced D. Desired features are passed on. 39. Onions can be propagated or reproduced through….. A. Stolons B. Rhizome C. Suckers D. Bulbs 40. The following is a characteristic of a wind pollinated flowers… A. Have bright coloured petals B. Have a sticky stigma C. They produce nectar D. Have no scent