Agricultural Sciences Paper 2 (English)

November 2022 — Grade 12 / Matric — Agricultural Sciences

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1.1Various options are provided as possible answers to the following questions. Choose the correct answer and write only the letter (A D\ next to the qu estion number

1.1.10in the ANSWER BOOK , e.g

1.1.11B.

1.1.1Market equilibrium occurs when the supply and the demand are not equal. supply is more than the demand. market supply is equal to the

1.1.2The following is NOT a component of selling: Management is sales volume oriented

1.1.3An operational production plan in a business plan focus es on the

1.1The descriptions below address opportunities that could be realised through the SWOT analysis. (i\ (ii\

1.1.5The part of the expenditure of farming enterprise which is NOT influence by

1.1.6The type of labour hired solely to erect kraal

1.1.7The action by farmer to address undercapitali ation on the farm

1.1.8The skill that enables the manag er to protect the business from monetary losses

1.1.9The following statements are about Mendel laws of inheritance (i\ (ii\

1.1.10An example of a heterozygous genotype for the colour of flowers

1.2Choose a word/term in COLUMN B that matches a description in COLUMN A. Write only the letter (A \next to the question numbers (1. .1 to 1.

1.2.5A form of sustainable agricultural marketing that is responding to the increasing environmental concern The type of buyer working as an agent for commission Medium

1.3Give ONE word/term for EACH of the following descriptions. Write only the word/term next to the question numbers (1.3.1 to 1.3.5\in the ANSWER BOOK.

1.3The marketing system where the price of a product is decided upon by the government

1.3.2A practi e where uneconomic pieces of farmland are put together to ncrease productivity

1.3.3A type of dominance where none of the parent characteristic s are visible in the offspring

1.3.4A technique where an electric current is passed th rough solution containing the desired genes

1.3.5An organism with more than two sets of chromosomes (5 x 2\ (10 gricultural Sciences/P2 DBE/

1.4Change the UNDERLINED WORD(S\in EACH of the following statements to make them TRUE. Write only the answer next to the question numbers (1.4.1 to 1.4.5\the ANSWER BOOK.

1.4.1Price monopoly is the setting of the pr ice of goods and services with no bargaining allowed.

1.4.2The oney which is paid back to a financ ial institution over and above the money borrowed is credit.

1.4.3Estimated breeding value is the use of statistics to analyse biological da ta

1.4.4The occurrence in chickens of an extra toe after it has be en absent for any

1.4.5A s mall piece of the DNA that carries hereditary information of a characteristic is known

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2.1The graph below shows quantities of two agricultural products available in a market over a period of six months.

2.1.1Indicate the quantit of product that was available in

2.1Identify the product that shows constant availability over six month period.

2.1.3State the problem that may occur in the market with produc if the demand is 20 tons

2.1Name the factor that may hamper the marketing of product (1

2.1.5Name TWO factors that can influence the demand of product and (2\ Produ

2.2The flow chart below illustrates the marketing system and the channels used when marketing products A B C

2.2.1Identify the marketing system illustrated above. (1\

2.2.2Identify channels and that are used in the marketing

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2.2.3State ONE advantage of channel for EACH of the following: (a\ Farmer

2.2.4Name ONE disadvantage of channel to sellers. (1\

2.3A group of youth near a livestock farm decided to collect manure from the farm to generate iofuel that is used as a source of energy. They drafted a business plan, which wa s used to secure funding from a bank,

2.3.1Identify THREE phas es of entrepreneurship in the scenario above (3\

2.3.2Give TWO other reasons for drafting a business plan except for the one in the scenario above.

2.3.3Indicate a success factor of this group which enabled them to do EACH of the following (a\ For other people to believe in their idea and work with them

2.4The table below shows bags of potatoes offered in a market over a period of five weeks

2.4.1Draw a line graph showing the quantities of potatoes offered at different prices. (6\

2.4.2Describe the marketing law applicable to the ata provide

2.4.3Name TWO factor other than the price

2.5The schematic representation below shows the marketing chain stages t hat the product passes through from the farm to the consumers.

2.5.1Indicate TWO costs in the schematic representation above that could increase the price of a product when it reaches the consumer. (2\

2.5.2Identify he stage in the marketing chain above in which the following occurs to improve the agribusiness:

2.5.3State TWO ways in which the retailer can make the product known to the consumer. (2\ [35] WEEKS PRICE ( RAND35

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3.1The availability of agricultural land is limi ted.

3.1.1State TWO other economic characteristic of land (2

3.1State TWO ways in which the productivity of land can be improved. (2\

3.1State TWO functions associated with land as a production factor. (2\

3.2The graph below shows the number of people employed by farmer and the ir output

3.2.1Identify the production factor illustrated in the graph above. (1\

3.2Deduce, from the graph above, the relationship between the number of eople employed from 1 to 5 and the ir output

3.2.3Name TWO problems of labour in a farming enterprise (2\

3.2.4State TWO ways in which the farmer can improve the economic conditions of farm workers. (2\ Number of people employed Quantity of output

3.3Indicate the labour leg islation that regulates EACH of the following:

3.3.1 Leave days , working hours, salaries and overtime (1\

3.3.2Aims to develop and improve the competencies of labourer to operate mach inery effectively (1\

3.3.3Farm workers to wear overalls and gumboots for their daily operations (1\ 3. The table below provides information on the assets and liabilities on a farm. AS

3.4.1 Identify the item from the table above that represents EACH of the following

3.4.2 Use a formula to c alculate the net worth of the farm. (4\

3.4.3 efer to

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3.4.4 Give a reason to su pport the answer to

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3.5.1 Identify the type of capital represented by EACH of the following (a\ (b\

3.5In dicate the problem of capital item (1

3.5.3 Name a type of credit that is used to acquire EACH of the following capital items represented by: (a\ (b\

3.6.1 Define the term management. (2

3.6.2 State TWO management principles of a business to be successful (2\

3.6.3 Name TWO risk management techniques. (2\ [35]35

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4.1The illustration bel ow shows the crossing of farm animals where the same bull was used repeatedly

4.1.1Name the breeding system represented by EACH of the fol lowing: (a\ Crossing 1

4.1.2Define the breeding system represented by rossing 3 (1\

4.1.3tate ONE disadvantage of the breeding system represented by Crossing 2 (1

4.1.4State TWO advantages of the breeding system rep resented by rossing 1

4.2Variation is caused by both internal and external factors.

4.2.1State TWO internal causes of variation (2\

4.2.2State TWO importan t aspects of variation in breeding (2\

4.3Match the meth ods of selection below with EACH of the following statements mass selection; family selection; progeny selection; pedigree selection

4.3.1Animals are selected based on the records of their ancestors (1

4.3.2Selection is based on the quality of relatives of its own generation (1

4.3.3arm animals a e selected based on individual performance (1\

4.3.4Selection is based on the quality of the offspring (1\ Simmentaler cow Brahman bull Simbra heifer F Brahman bull

4.4.2 Determine the phenotype of EACH of the following individuals: (a\ Number 9

4.4Indicate the number of horned roan cattle in the P unnet square above

4.4.4 Indicate the number of polled red cattle in the Punnet square above.

4.6.1Define the term heritability (2\ 4. .2 Ident ify the following from the table above:

4.7Genetic modification is the technique of cha nging the characteristics of an organism by inserting genes from another organism to the DNA of the original organism

7.1Stat TWO advantages of genetic modification over traditional breeding methods. (2\ 4. .2

Topics Identified

Plant ProductionAnimal ProductionAgricultural Management

Mark Allocation

Total150 marks

Sections35 + 35 + 35 = 105 marks

Paper information

SubjectAgricultural Sciences

Year2022

SessionNovember

TypePast Paper

PaperPaper 2

LanguageEnglish

Pages15

Downloads6

Examination context

Decade2020s

Years ago4y

SeasonSpring (SH)

Start daySaturday

Exam periodNovember 2022

Days since exam1,449

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