SACAI Agricultural Sciences AGRS P1 June 2024 Question Paper

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SACAI Agricultural Sciences Question Paper

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SACAI Agricultural Sciences Questions

Section A :
Question 1:
1.1 Various options are provided as possible answers to the following questions. Choose the correct answer and make a cross (X) on the correct letter next to the question number (1.1.1 – 1.1.10) on the attached ANSWER SHEET for example:

1.1.1 The stomach compartment of the ruminant animal that corresponds to the glandular stomach of the pig is the …
A. abomasum.
B. omasum.
C. rumen.
D. reticulum.

1.1.2 … secrete mucus in the duodenum that protects the duodenum from the acidic chyme.
A. Islets of Langerhans
B. Brunner glands
C. Parotid glands
D. Glands of Lieberkühn

1.1.3 All protein sources are evaluated by comparing them with …
A. incomplete proteins.
B. plant proteins.
C. ideal protein.
D. non-essential amino acids.

1.1.4 Urea is a … substance that is added to a ration to supplement the protein component of the feed.
A. nitrogenous
B. non-nitrogenous
C. non-protein nitrogenous
D. protein nitrogenous

1.1.5 In an intensive animal production unit …
A. more labourers are employed per unit of production output.
B. a large area of land with a low production output is used.
C. mechanisation and other technology are NOT important.
D. environmental control and management are very important

1.1.6 Prior to mating, it is common practice in the sheep farming sector to supplement feed ewes to increase ovulation rate, which is known as …
A. cafeteria style.
B. creep feeding.
C. flushing.
D. dosing.

1.1.7 A labour-saving feeding method that allows animals, including pigs, poultry and dairy cows to feed themselves to dry food, minerals, and concentrates and eat as much as they like.
A. Dosing
B. Soil sod
C. Ad lib
D. Injection

1.1.8 Equipment used to restrain a large ruminant to administer medication:
A. Crush
B. Kraal
C. Catchment camp
D. Grazing camp

1.1.9 A single duct that extends from the junction of the ampullae to the end of the penis and serves as and excretory duct for both urine and semen:
A. Prostate
B. Vas deferens
C. Seminal vesicles
D. Urethra

1.1.10 The CORRECT sequence of the reproductive stages:
A. Fertilisation; gestation; birth; lactation.
B. Birth; fertilisation; gestation; lactation.
C. Lactation, fertilisation; gestation; birth.
D. Gestation, lactation, fertilisation; birth.

1.2 In the table below, a description and TWO possible answers are given. Indicate whether the description in COLUMN B applies to A ONLY, B ONLY, BOTH A and B or NONE of the items in COLUMN A and make cross (X) in the appropriate block next to the question number (1.2.1‒1.2.5) on the attached ANSWER SHEET.

1.3 Give the CORRECT AGRICULTURAL TERM for each of the following descriptions. Write only the term next to the question number (1.3.1 – 1.3.5) on the attached ANSWER SHEET, for example, 1.3.6 Bile.
1.3.1 Feeds with a small volume per unit of mass and a high nutritive value.
1.3.2 A structure built by farmers, for example a shed, that offers shade and shields livestock from wind, rain, and cold.
1.3.3 The structure that develops on the ovary in place of a burst follicle.
1.3.4 When a male animal is interested in a female animal but lacks the ability to serve and fertilise the female.
1.3.5 The hormone in cows responsible for udder and milk production. (5 x 2) = [10]

1.4 Change the UNDERLINED WORD(S) in each of the following statements to make them TRUE.
Write only the appropriate word(s) next to the question number (1.4.1 – 1.4.5) on the attached ANSWER SHEET.
1.4.1 Volatile fatty acids are organic compounds forming the building blocks of protein and cannot be synthesized by animals.
1.4.2 Ectothermic animals maintain a constant body temperature even though the environmental temperature may vary.
1.4.3 Bulls, rams and boars have a urethra, an S-shaped bend in the penis which permits it to be retracted completely into the body.
1.4.4 Seminal vesicle transports sperm cells from the epididymis to the urethra.
1.4.5 Mummification is the condition where the vagina protrudes beyond the vulva, leading to infection.

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