1. Examine specimens A1,A2 and A3 and answer the questions that follow.

a) Identify the specimens.

A1 ............................................................................................................

A2 ............................................................................................................

A3 ............................................................................................................

b) Observe and describe the surface structures of the specimens A1, A2 and A3.

A1 ..............................................................................................................

A2 ..............................................................................................................

A3 ...............................................................................................................

c) State the functions specimens A1, A2 and A3 play in digestion.

A1 ..............................................................................................................

A2 ..............................................................................................................

A3 .............................................................................................................

2. The following specimens B, C, D, E, F, G, H are common pasture. Examine them and fill in the table below:

Specimen Identify Planting material used inpropagation
B    
C    
D    
E    
F    
G    
H    

 

3. a) identify specimens I and J

I ...........................................................................................................................

J .........................................................................................................................

b) What structures do the two specimens have in common?

c) What is the importance of the common structure you have named in 3 (b) above?

d) Name the farm structure in which the specimens I and J are used.

e) List 5 uses to the farmer of the structure named in 3 (d) above.

4. Identify the following specimens K, L, M, N, U, P, Q, R, S, T and state one use of each on the farm

Specimen Identify Use
K    
L    
M    
N    
O    
P    
Q    
R    
S    
T    

 

5. In a season Mr. Lapur produced 10,000kgs of maize from hectares. He sold off the maize at shs 60/= per kilo. His product costs were.

Hire of machinery shs40, 000/=

Cost of seeds 10,000/=

Casual labour 5,000/=

Fertilizers 10,000/=

Wages of 2 permanent workers 24, 000/=

Other fixed costs 150,000/=

a) Calculate Mr. Lapur's gross margin per hectare.

b) Calculate his overall net profit or net loss.

6 a) Identify specimen U

Identify .................................................................................................

b) Name the disease which has attacked this specimen.

c) Describe the symptoms of this disease as observed from the specimen.

d) Apart from the damages you have observed on the specimen mention one other damage the disease causes to the plant.

e) Give three control measures for the disease.