CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATR® CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE® ANSWER BOOKLET ANSWER BOOKLET FILL IN ALL THE INFORMATION REQUESTED CLEARLY AND LEGIBLY | wsrcove To] ]2]o]3]o]2]0] testcont [o]a]2]0]3]o]2]o AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE SUBIECT suBIECT ngle-Award) (Single-Award) proficiency GENERAL ____——_proriciency eS REGISTRATION REGISTRATION | NUREER NUMBER | —— FOR CXC* USE ONLY SCHOOLCENTRE NUMBER STION | bers || pr | p2 | P3 |] TOTAL | | “Ol | NAME OF SCHOOL/CENTRE eee } [0 | { SANDIDATE'S FULL NAME | I DATE OF BIRTH f Day Month Year | a lt MALE | : sex ¢ | Total FEMALE | | SIGNATURE BELOW THIS LINE FOR CXC® USE ONLY FOLDER NUMBER Ld FOLDER NUMBERSe, rest cove 01203020 MAY/JUNE 2013 FORM TP 2013043 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE® EXAMINATION AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE (Single-Award) Paper 02 ~ General Proficiency 2 hours | READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. Answer ALL questions | 1. There are nine questions in this booklet, six in Section I and three in Seetion II | 2. Each question in Section I carries 4 marks. Each question in Section II carries 12 marks, Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet. DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Copyright © 2011 Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved. 01203020/F 2013L @ (b) 2 @) adie SECTION I “Answer ALL questions in this section. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet. state TWO factors that may affect food security in the Caribbean (@ marks) Belair Hotel Chain requires high quality eggs that are safe 10 consttns. Suggest TWO ood agricultural practices that farmers should follow fo supply eggs to the hotel. gee Spee eee (2 marks) ‘Total 4 marks ‘A farmer wants to harvest a 25-hectare plot of com (Zea mays). He cannot harves ‘manually by himself. State TWO possible ways to overcome this problem. GO ON TO THE NEXT PA-3- (b) Figure 1 is @ graph showing the effect of adding various quantities of fertilizer to a crop of corn. | | | | Yield | | of I | corn Stage | Stage | Stage rojo | ww Quantity of fertilizer Figure 1. Effect of adding various quantities of fertilizer to a crop of corn Describe the effect of fertilizer on yield of corn, during Stages I and II of the production cycle. (2 marks) Total 4 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 3020/F 2013-4- 3+ Figures 2 and 2b represent the soil profile of two different soils. Study the soil profiles and answer the questions which follow. ras Sor Je ase Figure 2a. Soil profile of Soil X (2) Identify the layers labelled A and B, A B Figure 2b. S oe P87 40 ooo ee ae é, a Feoeas a APS o Ars ee rofile of Soil Y marks) (5) Which of the two soils, X or Y, is likely to be more fertile? Give ONE reason for your answer. More fertile soil __ Reason __ 01203020/F 2013 (2 marks) Total 4 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.ee 4. (a) State TWO pieces of protective clothing to be worn when using a knapsack sprayer. (2 marks) (b) Figure 3 is a graph showing rainfall from December to June for a Caribbean country in which Farmer Joe plants sweet peppers. 120 - Rainfall (am) Figure 3. Rainfall from December to June (i) Farmer Joe observes wilting throughout his field of sweet peppers. In which month is this MOST likely to occur? (Imark) (ii) Suggest ONE way in which wilting affects the yield of the crop. | (I mark) Total 4 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGEae Figure 4 is a drawing showing a technique used in rearing cows. errr eee 7 Figure 4, Technique used in rearing cows (a) Identify the technique shown in Figure 4, (im: (b) Describe this technique. (am () ‘Suggest TWO reasons why this technique is highly recommended. Qm Total 4 m: GO ON TO THE NEXT F-T~ 6 (a) What is meant by the term “balanced ration”? (@ marks) (b) A farmer has two rations, one containing 16% crude protein and the other, 20% erude protein. Suggest which crude protein level is MOST likely present in a starter ration. Give ONE reason for your answer, Crude protein level: oe Reason i (2 marks) Total 4 marks SECTION IL Answer ALL questions in this seetion. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet. 7 (@) ‘The rising price of wheat on the world market has Jed to increases in the price of flour in a Caribbean island. The government has decided to substitute 20% of wheat flour with cassava flout. State THREE subsidies or incentives that the government could provide to farmers to encourage the expansion of cassava production. marks) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE V1 203020 F 2013-8 (b) Farmer Mary has prepared a complete budget for producing sweet potato on 10 hecte of land. She decides to purchase a tractor to assist in the clearing of land, insteac using a hired tractor service which costs $110 per hectare. Table | shows Mary’s projections for the tractor: TABLE 1: BUDGET PROJECTIONS FOR A TRACTOR Items s Purchase of tractor 12000 Ne daposbie value of tractor (after five 3008 ional Costs “Annual depreciation ? Repairs 200 Fuel 400 Interest on tractor loan 1000 Insurance on tractor 100 Labour (to drive tractor) 300 (i) What type of budget should Mary do for the change in her plans, that is, to bt a tractor instead of. (mark (ii) Identity TWO fixed costs and TWO variable costs in Table 1 Fixed costs Variable costs mark: GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGI 01203020/F 2013=o. (iii) Calculate the annual depreciation on the tractor, using the following formula: Cost of tractor — net disposable value of tractor = Depreciation (mark) (iv) Maty also decides that she will rent her tractor at a cost of $100 per hectare to the other farmers in her district, who farm on a total of 50 hectares. Calculate the additional income that Mary will gain from renting the tractor to the other farmers. (Show your working.) (2 marks) Calculate net change in profit or loss, using the following formula: Net change in profit/loss = Additional Income — Additional Costs calculated in (iv) (shown in Table 1) (2 marks) ‘Total 12 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01203020/F 2013aor 8. (a) IPM means Integrated Pest Management, (Explain the concept of IPM. @ Gi) State ONE advantage of IPM a (b) _ MrSingh isa cabbage farmer who practises monocropping on a one-hectare plot ¢ Lately his cabbage crop is not growing well because of high levels of weed infe: (i) Suggest THREE different IPM measures (other than chemical) which Mt could use to control the weeds and for EACH measure, explain how it w to a reduction in weed infestation, (om (ii) Suggest cropping system, other than monocropping, that will lead to a red in weed infestation in Mr Singh’s cabbage plot and briefly explain how lead to a reduction in weed growth, Gm ‘Total 12 m GO ON TO THE NEXT F 01203020/F 2013as (a) Farmer Stacy is a successful bee farmer. Briefly state THREE daily or weekly practices that Farmer Stacy must carry out at her apiary. (3 marks) (6) An aquaculture farmer decided to compare the grow-out period of hand-sexed male tilapia with that of hormone-treated males. ‘Table 2 shows the growth of male tilapia using the two methods of sexing of the males. TABLE 2: DATA ON GROWTH OF TILAPIA, Weight at Grow-Out Period Feed Treatment —— | Smonths | months | 6months | Cmersion (ke) (ke) CC) (FcR) Hand-sexed males 1 a 3 25 Hormone-treated males 2 2 6 1S (i) Compare hand-sexed males and hormone-treated males with respect to: Growth FCR G marks) Gi) After successive grow-out periods of using male and female tilapia species, the farmer noticed that the fish at harvest was stunted in growth. Suggest THREE reasons for the poor growth of the tilapia, (@ marks) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01203020/F 2013CANDIDATE’S RECEIPT On INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDAT! 1 | in all the information requested clearly and legibly. 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