Agricultural Sciences Paper 2 (English)

November 2021 — 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 (1.1.1 to

1.1.10in the ANSWER BOOK e.g.

1.1.11B.

1.1.1An event where buyers come together to bid for farm produce Agricultural show Co

1.1.2ONE of the following is NOT associated with the advantages of free marketing: Stabilis ing the prices of a

1.1.3In a situation whe re the dairy farmer produces less cheese than the amount demanded the

1.1.4The following applies to selling (i\ (ii\ (iii\ (iv\ Management is profit orientated

1.1.5The following is NOT a problem associated wit h labour as a production factor: Lack of training

1.1.6Money paid by the farmer over and above what was borrowed from the financial institution:

1.1.7The management principle whereby the farmer m onitors production and compares the resu lts with the expected output:

1.1.8The following statements refer to the law of diminishing returns: (i\ The a ddition of one unit of production factor will not ensure

1.1.9The schematic representation below which causes chromosome mutation. deletion

1.1.10sheep has 27 pairs of chromosomes in the nucleus. The number of 27. 52

1.2Choose a term from COLUMN B that matches a description in COLUMN A. Write only the letter (A J\ next to the question number s (1.2.1 to

1.2.5\in the ANSWER BOOK, e.g.

1.2.6K. COLUMN A COLUMN B

1.2.5Part of a business plan that provides an overall plan of action to promote sales Stages of activity in supply dem and chain from the point of production to consumption

1.3Give ONE word/term for each of the following descriptions. Write only the word/term next to the question number (1.3.1

1.3.5\the ANSWER BOOK.

1.3A form of sustainable agricultural marketing that takes environmental concerns into consideration in production processes

1.3.2Money, manufactured goods and assets that can be used for production of other g oods to generate income

1.3.3The type of selection whereby an individual is chosen based on records of its ancestors

1.3.4n a nimal breeding system that often lead to the production of sterile offspring

1.3.5The total number of gene effects that are inherited by the progeny that will determine their performance for breeding purposes (5 x 2\ (10\

1.4Change the UNDERLINED WORD (S\ in each of the

1.4.5in the ANSWER BOOK.

1.4Fresh produce marketing is a channel where a farmer sells the produce at the point of production.

1.4.2Medium term credit is the money borrowed from a financial institution to cover ope ration al expenses.

1.4.3Electroporation involves the use of fat carriers of the required DNA through the cell membrane into a nucleus

1.4.4Prepotency means that both alleles are equally dominant and visible in the phenotype of the offspring.

1.4.5Multiple alleles refer to a large group of genes that each add to the value of certain phenotypic characteristics. (5 x 1\ (5\ TOTAL SECTION A: 45 gricultural Sciences/P2

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2.1The illustration below shows the different marketing functions of agricultural products

2.1.1Identify the marketing function illustrated and

2.1.2Name TWO guidelines for marketing function (2\

2.1.3Give THREE factors hampering the marketing of agricultural products (3\ gricultural Sciences/P2 DBE/ November 2021

2.2The pictur e below shows a group of farm ers meeting and discussing issues that will contribute towards their mutual economic and social needs

2.2.1Identify the type of marketing system represented by the farmers in the picture above. (1\

2.2.2Name TWO principles of the marketing system identified in

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2.2.3Explain how the following will benefit the farmers in the marketing system identified

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2.3The table below shows the supply and demand of oranges at different prices PRICE (R/kg\

2.3.1Use the information provided in the table above to draw a line graph representing both supply and demand curves on the same set of axes. (6\

2.3.2Identify the price in the table above where there will be: (a\ The larg est sho rtage of oranges in the market

2.3.3Determine the equilibrium price for oranges in the table above. (1\ gricultural Sciences/P2 DBE/ November 2021

2.4The graph s below illustrate elastic ity of supply and demand GRAPH A GRAPH B

2.4.1Identify the graph (A or B\ove that represents each of the following: (a\ Price elasticity of supply (b\ Price inelasticity of demand (1 (1\

2.4.2Give a reason for the answer to

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2.4.3State TW O factors that affect demand. (2

2.5A young successful livestock farmer started farming in the dry region of South Africa. fter the farmer had received a young heifer as a gift, the heifer gave birth to a calf which was then

2.5.1The young livestock farmer qualifies to be an entrepreneur. Justify this statement. (1\

2.5.2Deduce TWO entrepreneurial success factors for the farmer from the scenario above. (2\

2.5.3Identify the following in the scenario above: (a\ TWO strengths of the farming business

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3.1The graph below shows the hectares of land available for cultivation and human settlement for a small community over years.

3.1.1Deduce the following from the graph above: (a\ An e conomic characteristic of land depicted (b\ A f unction of land as a production factor (1\ (1\

3.1.2Give a reason for the answer

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3.1.3State TWO functions of land not reflected in the graph above. (2\

3.1.4Indicate TWO methods farmers can apply to improve land productivity as from the year 2020 to ensure constant supply of food. (2\ 20

3.2The a gricultural sector is one of the industries that as hard hit by the ovid

3.2.1Identify in the scenario above the TWO main types of labourers employed on a farm based on the period of employment. (2\

3.2dentify in the scenario above , the tas k that is done by each of

3.2Identify the labour problem in the scenario above 1\

3.2Name the method that farmers can put in place to address the prob

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3.3The table below shows the conditions of employment on FARM A and FARM B. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT FARM A

3.3.1Identify in the table above the employee whose conditions of employment are unfair (1\

3.3.2Give TWO reasons to support the answer to

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3.3.3Name the labour legislation that the employer has violated (1\ gricultural Sciences/P2 12

3.4The table below shows the value of capital items in a farming enterprise over a period of five years YEAR VALUE IN RAND (R\ CAPITAL ITEM A CAPITAL ITEM B

3.4.1 Identify the capital item representing each of the following: (a\ Fixed capital (b\ Movable capital (1

3.4.2 Give an example of each capital item

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3.4.3 Deduce the proble m of capital as reflected by capital item in the table above

3.5The table below shows the financial record for the first quarter of the year MONTHS JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH AMOUNTS (R\ (R\

3.5.2 Give a reason to su pport the answer to

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3.5.3 Indicate the total amount available to run the enterprise at the beginning of the second quarter. (1\

3.5.4 Calculate the total costs over the first quarter. (2\ gricultural Sciences/P2 13 DBE/ November 2021 NSC

3.6Name the management skill that will enable the manager to do the following: (a\ Dealing with labour problems (b\ Avoiding financial losses on the farm (c\ Allocating l abourers and available resources appropriately

3.7farming business is coupled with risk factors and the manager must be able to deal with risks before they have an impact on the business.

3.7.1 Indicate the risk management strategy applicable to each of the situations below: (a\ The farmer joins a co operative where they produce and market as a collective

3.7.2 Name THREE actors that are beyond the direct control of the farmer which can affect the farming business. (3\ [35

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4.1Gregor Mendel was the first person to study how the characteristics of pea plants are transferred from parents to offspring.

4.1.1Name the term that refer to the study in the statement above. (1\

4.1.2State TWO of laws of inheritance (2\

4.2Feather colour in chickens is controlled by the following two pairs of genes: Colour gene with the alleles B = black and b = white Epistatic gene with the alleles L = no colour and l = with colour GENOTYPE

4.2Bbl

4.2bbl

4.2.3Use the above information to complete the table (4.2.1

4.2.3(3\

4.3The diagram below shows parents and their offspring. (Bb\represents a farm animal with horns and (bb\farm animal with no horns (polled\ BB Bb

4.3.1 Identify a phenotype visible in the offspring. (1\

4.3.2 Calculate the percentage of offspring with the homozygous recessive phenotype. (2\

4.4A dominant homozygous boar was mated with a heterozygous sow. In the eneration all the offspring were red. In the F

4.4.1 Use the letters (R\for red and (r\for white to draw a Punnet square and determine the ratio of the genotypes in the first crossing. (5\

4.4.2 Indicate, from the information above, the genotype of the genetically unknown boar used in the F eneration. (1\

4.5In a breeding program me two green pepper cultivars were crossed to produce offspring for a specific purpose

4.5.1 Give the genetic term for each of the following: (a\ A drastic improvement in the yield of the offspring was achieved (b\

4.5.2 Explain why the two cultivars above were used in the breeding program me (2\ 4.

4.6.1 Identify the characteristic with t he lowest improvement in the breeding program me (1\

4.6.2 Refer to the table above and indicate the hereditary characteristic that should be focused on for the most effective improvement in the following situations: (a\ A farmer having a feedlot (b\ A stud farmer supplying pure

4.6.3 Name ONE other factor to improve the post weaning gain (production output\a flock of sheep. (1\ gricultural Sciences/P2

4.7CROSSINGS and below represent different breeding systems applied in cattle production systems.

4.7.1Identify the breeding systems represented by CROSSING

4.7.2State TWO disadvantages of the breeding system represented by CROSSING (2

4.8The picture below shows a technique used to insert genetic material into the nucleus of a cell.

4.8.1Identify, in the picture above, the technique used to genetically modi fy organisms. (1\

4.8.2Differentiate between conventional hybrid cultivars and GMO (2\

4.8.3State TWO potential risks associated with genetic ally modified plants. (2\ [35] TOTAL SECTION B: 105 GRAND TOTAL:35

Topics Identified

Plant ProductionAnimal ProductionAgricultural Management

Mark Allocation

Total150 marks

Sections35 + 35 = 70 marks

Key Information

Contact Number0 80 100 1970

Paper information

SubjectAgricultural Sciences

Year2021

SessionNovember

TypePast Paper

PaperPaper 2

LanguageEnglish

Pages16

Downloads7

Examination context

Decade2020s

Years ago5y

SeasonSpring (SH)

Start dayFriday

Exam periodNovember 2021

Days since exam1,814

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