Agricultural Sciences Paper 2 (English)

May-June 2016 — Grade 12 / Matric — Agricultural Sciences

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1.1Various options are provided as possible answers to the following questions. Choos e the answer and write only the letter (A D\ next to the question number (1.1.1

1.1.10\ in the ANSWER BOOK, for example 1.1.11 A.

1.1.1he first step in the development of strategic management plan: Setting goals and objectives Develop ing the vision Evaluation Developing the mission

1.1The law of demand of agricultural products states the following: The higher the price, the fewer the

1.1

1.1Niche marketing focuses on (i\ (ii\ (iii\ (iv\ elling to a small segment upplying potatoes to school for nutrition Fulfilling

1.1.5Production factors reflected on a farm whereby workers are cultivating the land: Land and lab our Land and capital Only labour Land, labour and capital

1.1.6The value of this production factor appreciates over time quipment arm land achinery

1.1The economic characteristic of land regarded as a sound investment Production potential Erodibility Chemical composition Fixed

1.1The net worth of a business is defined as the total assets of the business minus the liabilities. liabilities of the business minus the assets. expenditure of the business minus the income. income of the business minus the expenditure.

1.1.9The phenotype of an animal could be described as the length and depth of the animal body. environmental conditions. genetic variation. total gene count.

1.1.10A heterozygous Brahman bull (Bb\ s mated with a heterozygous cow (Bb\ What will the expected genotypic ratio in the generation be? (10 x 2\ (20\

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 (1.2.1

1.2.5\ in the ANSWER BOOK, for example 1.2.6 K. COLUMN A COLUMN B

1.2.5Formulation of a vision and mission bility and desire to buy goods ervices AgriSETA drives the initiative of improving the agricultural workforce ocument that provides the

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\ in the ANSWER BOOK.

1.3.1People who recognise opportunities and are willing to take the risk of starting their own business

1.3.2A legally binding agreement between the employer and the employee

1.3.3The proportion of physical visible differences that sed on to offspring from parents

1.3.4A sudden change in the genet ic material

1.3.5A form of biotechnology which involves highly advanced scientific techniques to obtain a desired characteristic through a process of genetic manipulati

1.4Change the UNDERLINED WORD each the following atements to

1.4.5in the ANSWER BOOK.

1.4.1Selling is customer orient

1.4.2The Basic Conditions of Employment Act addresses issues such as minimum wage , hours of work, overtime, leave, working on Sundays and Mondays

1.4.3Heritability is the foundation of selection in terms of desirable characteristics in farm animals

1.4.4The purpose ful method of breed ing by identifying plants and animals to accomplish specific characteristics is called

1.4.5Mutants a group of genes and each add to the value of certain phenotypic characteristic (5\ TOTAL SECTION A:

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2.1The t able below show the differences between the producer price and the consu

2.1.1Identify the commodity with the highest difference in price .1.2 Give ONE reason for the higher price difference in

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2.1.3Give ONE possible reason for the small price difference for wheat grain (1\

2.1Name the main problem in marketing plant animal products with regard to: (a\

2.1Suggest HREE factors that may have led to the difference between the producer price and the consumer price.

2.2tarting and managing the enterprise developing the business plan identifying and evaluating the opportunities determining the resources required Use the information above and complete the flow diagram (A

2.3A group of beef farmers identified the following possible markets for their products: Small butcheries Large supermarket chains Local people who buy directly from the farm Auctions/ tock sale

2.3.1Refer to the list above and i dentify the mark et with the highest security risk for the beef farmers (1\

2.3.2From the list above, indicate the market best suited for the marketing of prime beef. Give a reason to support

2.3.3Define the livestock auction sale (2\

2.3State THREE advantages of marketing to small butcheries. (3\

2.4Dairy farmers operating under sever e financial constraint are now looking for alternative options to improve their financial situation lack wattle trees

2.4.3The felling of the black wattle trees may be considered to be new business venture. ew clients prefer wood cut into a specific size and they are willing to pay more for this specific cut. Dairy farmers saw an opportunity

2.4.5The dairy and the wood factory are parallel enterprises that support each other. Measures are in place to prevent the enterprise from losing money. (5\

2.5The table below shows the quantities of oranges that were sold per week at different prices. PRICE (R/BAG\

2.5.1Draw a line graph to illustrate the price and quantities of oranges sold per week. (6\

2.5.2Compare the demand for oranges with e supply of oranges with reference to the price. [35] 1035

3.1The table below shows a budget for a rose produc tion enterprise. It shows estimates for the 2015 /16 financial year. ESTIMATED COSTS ESTIMATED RETURNS

3.1State the management principle addressed by the budget above (1\

3.1Use a formula and alculate the profitability of this enterprise. (3\

3.1Explain why the enterprise could or could not be recommended based on the calculation

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3.1.4State ONE measure this farmer can put in place to make this enterprise more en vironmentally friendly (1\

3.2A farmer realise that farm workers social and financial problems have an influence on productivity. The farm workers are paid low wages they have long

3.2Identify TWO labour challenges in the case study above

3.2Identify the case study above, the issues relatin g to the following legislation: (a\ Basic Conditions of Employment Act (b\

3.2Refer, the case study above, to THREE aspects that the farmer addressed to motivate his

3.3The pictures below repres management in a farming enterprise

3.3.1Indicate the management skill represented in PICTURE B (1\

3.3.2stify the answer

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3.3.3Identify the risk managem ent strategy represented in PICTURE A. (1\

3.3Identify TWO reasons ICTURE to su pport the answer

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3.3

3.4.1Name FOUR functions of land represented by

3.4State TWO measures a farmer can take to improve the productivity of land.

3.5Below is a list of activities on a farm: Wool shearing Construction of tunnels for vegetable production Cultivation of field with a tractor Identify the activity that needs to be done by each of the following labourers:

3.5.3Casual labourer Permanent labourer Seasonal labourer (1\ (1\ (1\

3.6Farmers can obtain credit from various sources. Tabulate TWO forms of redit and the purpose each form

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4.1The schematic representation below indicates a cross between a heterozygous black cow with a homozygous recessive white bul Black (B\ is

4.1.1Identify the genotype of the: (a\ Parent black cow (b\ Par white bull (1\ (1\

4.1.2If the group of white heifers in the F generation crossed with t parent bull etermine the phenotype of the F offspring.

4.1.3Use the Punnet square method to illustrate the genotype of the generation.

4.2Below is a schematic representation of plants with red (R\ flowers that are crossed with plants with white (W\ flowers. .2.1 Indicate, from the schematic representation above, the parent with red flowers. Give a reason for the answer.

4.2.2Determine, from the schematic rep resentation above, the phenotypic percentages in the F generation. (3\ .2. Identify the type of dominance represented

4.2.4Justify the answer

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4.3The schematic representation below illustrates the crossing between parents with different char acteristics olour is represented by black and white while shape is represented by square and circle Parents

4.3Identify t he type of crossing illustrated by the representation above. (1\

4.3Determine the characteristics received by each offspring from parent (3\

4.3Indicate the characteristics that are dominant in the offspring (2\

4.3Name the perce ntage of geneti c material that offspring 2 received from each parent. (1\

4.4The table below shows he yields obtained by two maize farmers in a typical maize growing area armer used conventional hybrid seed and armer changed and used the lates t available GM seed.

4.4.1Refer to the data in the table above and i dentify the year when arm B changed to GM crops Give a reason for the answer. (2\

4.4.2Name NE advantage that armer gained from using GM maize seed based on the data in the table above.

4.4.3Support the answer

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4.4.4Give the main reason for general resistance against the use of GM cultivars. (1\ 15

4.5armer farms with a cattle breed that produce s heavy early weaners. armer farms with a different breed which produces smaller calves that do not grow as fast as those of

4.5.1Identify the animal breedi ng system applied by armer . Substantiate the answer. (2\

4.5.2State TWO advantages of outcrossing. (2\

4.5.3Give TWO reasons for the selling of old and non fertile cows. (2\

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Topics Identified

Plant ProductionAnimal ProductionAgricultural ManagementSoil Science

Mark Allocation

Total150 marks

Sections35 + 35 + 35 = 105 marks

Paper information

SubjectAgricultural Sciences

Year2016

SessionMay-June

TypePast Paper

PaperPaper 2

LanguageEnglish

Pages15

Downloads7

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