Agricultural Sciences Paper 2 (English)

November 2015 — Grade 12 / Matric — Agricultural Sciences

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

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

1.1.1ONE of the following is a n advantage of processing raw agricultural products A dec ease in job opportunities An increase in wages A way to overcome an

1.1.2The most important document an entrepreneur needs to source funding for a new business venture is a ... SWOT analysis balance sheet marketing chain usiness plan.

1.1.3e law of supply implies ONE of the following The higher the price, the fewer people will buy a certain product. he higher the price, the more people will buy a certain product.

1.1Which of the following statements apply to the marketing of agricultural products (i\ (ii\ (iii\ (iv\

1.1.5Farm workers who only come the farm for recurring duties like harvesting oranges, are known as ... labour seasonal casual permanent

1.1.6The graph below represents a proble associated w ith land as a production factor. Which of the following statements apply to the graph? (i\ (ii\ (iii\ (iv\

1.1.7The budget that a farmer draws up for all operations on the farm for a specific period: Cash Flow Statement Farm Asset Record

1.1ONE of the expenditure below is NOT limited to one particular ente rprise Fixed costs

1.1.9The following represents a heterozygous genotype in sheep:

1.1.10The visible characteristic produced by an individual genotype: Dominant allele Recessive allele Genotype enotype (10 x 2\ (20\

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

1.2.5\ i n the NSWER BOOK, for example 1.2.6 K COLUMN A COLUMN B

1.2.5Cheaper products enter the market forcing the farmer to reduce production Land, boreholes and farmstead he t ransfer of characteristics from parents to offspring

1.3Give ONE term for each of the following descriptions. Write only the term next to the question number (1.

1.3.5\ i n the ANSWER BOOK

1.3The management action where short term and long term strategies are developed for a farm business

1.3The process of attracting public attention to a specific agricultural product or business through various forms of communi cation

1.3A summary of all income and expenditure showing how revenue from the sale of products and services is changed to net profit

1.3A gradual decrease in performance from generation to gen eration due to continual inbreeding

1.3The phenomenon where the alleles on homologou s chromosome pair are the same (5 x 2\ (10\

1.4Change the UNDERLINED WORD each the following atements to

1.4.5n the ANSWER BOOK

1.4The quantity of produce that consumers will be willing and able to buy is called supply

1.4Labour control is a measurement used by farm managers to refer to the output o f the labour force.

1.4The term ixed capital used to describe the type of capital such money that is available to run a business on daily basis.

1.4Analytical skills allow manager to reflect on changes in the industry and develop strategies to cope with them.

1.4Prepotency refers to the reappearance of a characteristic after it apparent absence for a few generation (5 x 1\ TOTAL SECTION A:

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2.1The picture below illustrate a type of marketing commonly used in the agricultural sector

2.1.1Identify the type of marketing illustrated in the picture above. (1\

2.1.2Giv e a reason for the answer to

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2.1Name the channel of marketing illustrated in the picture above.

2.1.4State TWO advantages of the marketin g channel in

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2.1.5Suggest HREE oblems that ma y hamper the type of marketing in the picture above. The table b elow shows the price, supply and demand

2.4.4t ensure the quality of ostrich meat and regulates the levels of chemicals in fruit Examines meat

2.5Identify FOUR entrepreneurial qualities displayed by the teacher in the case study (4\

2.5Briefly explain each of the qualities identified

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3.1The photographs below show different types of labou rer who work farm. PHOTOGRAPH

3.1.1Identify the type of farm labourer represented by P HOTOGRAPHS A and B (2\

3.1.2Motivate the answer

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3.1.3State TWO challenges associated with farm labour that may cause the farm labourer in PHOTOGRAPH

3.1.4Explain how the farmer could address the challenges in

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3.1State the labour legislation that regulates the safety of the labourer in PHOTOGRAPH

3.1.6Identify TWO types of capital in PHOTOGRAPH (2\

3.2Land as a production factor has economic characte ristics that need to be considered to ensure productiv ity

3.2.1Identify the economic characteristic of land associated with each of the following: (a\ housing scheme built on land previously used for

3.2.2

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3.4.1Classify the ite ms in the table above under the following headings (a\ Income (2\

3.4.2Use a formula to calculate the net income of this enterprise. [35] 11 20135

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4.1homozygous rown coloured ewe was mated with a homozygous white coloured ram

4.1.1Indicate the phenotype the parents.

4.1.2Indicate the genotype s of the parents.

4.1.3Name the type of dominance demonstrated in this crossing (1\

4.1.4Give a reason for the answer to

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4.1.5Indicate the possible genotypes of the first crossing with a Punnet square.

4.2The table below gives information an unknown breed of cows that were mated with pure bred Bonsmara bull

4.2.1Identify this type of breeding system. (1\

4.2.2State TWO disadvantage of this type of breeding system.

4.2.3Determine the nu mber of crosses needed before the first pure bred Bonsmara calves can registered.

4.2.4

Topics Identified

Animal ProductionAgricultural Management

Mark Allocation

Total150 marks

Sections35 + 1 + 9 + 35 = 80 marks

Paper information

SubjectAgricultural Sciences

Year2015

SessionNovember

TypePast Paper

PaperPaper 2

LanguageEnglish

Pages12

Downloads5

Examination context

Decade2010s

Years ago11y

SeasonSpring (SH)

Start dayThursday

Exam periodNovember 2015

Days since exam4,007

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