JSE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE SEMI-EXTERNAL EXAMINATION

MARK SCHEME: SECTION A

QUESTION ANSWER QUESTION ANSWER QUESTION ANSWER

1 A 11 A 21 C
2 B 12 D 22 A
3 B 13 A 23 B
4 C 14 A 24 C
5 B 15 C 25 A
6 B 16 A 26 C
7 A 17 A 27 B
8 C 18 D 28 C
9 B 19 D 29 A
10 D 20 A 30 A

Question Answer Marks

Section B

1 (a) (i) Provide food; 2

Provide income when selling surplus;
Provide self-employment; ANY 2

(ii) Provide raw materials for other industries; 2

Provide food security;
Provide employment; ANY (2)

(b) High evaporation rate; 2

High transpiration causing plants to grow poorly and wilt;
Increases the rate of transpiration; ANY (2)

(c) Due to altitude; 1

Due to Benguela current in Atlantic ocean;
Due to availability of vegetation cover;
Due to Topography/ landscape; ANY (1)

(d) By promoting an awareness of the needs of women in agriculture among 1

government;
By ensuring that women have equal access to credit and rights to land;
By recognising the work done by women in agriculture in National
statistics; ANY (1)

(e) (i) Food self – sufficiency means that the country produces enough/ 2
sufficient/;
 Adequate food to provide for the nation/population/ country;
(ii) Meat; 1
(f) (i) More land is needed for agricultural purposes/building houses/ 3
resettlement;
Soil becomes infertile due to over cultivation/nutrients are depleted;
More land will be reclaimed for farming purposes;

(ii) Use fertilisers, irrigation, better seeds and animals; 1

Farmers needs to become better skilled;
Farmer needs to reclaim more land; ANY (1)

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2 (a) Formed from molten lava that flows out of the volcano and then cools 2
down and solidifies;

(b) (i) Breaking down of rocks into small pieces to form soil; 1

(ii) E; 1
G;
H; ANY (1)

(iii) Plant roots; 1

Gopher;
Earth worms; ANY (1)

(iv) Plant roots - penetrates through rock causing them to crack; 2

Earth worms - makes tunnels that allow air to circulate in that soil;
Gopher - dig and burrows making tunnels that allow air to circulate
in that soil; ANY (2)

(c) Large particle / large spaces; 2

Holds very little water;
Drains quickly;
Easy to cultivate; ANY (2)

(d) (i) Straight-sided hole in the ground to show different layer; 1

(ii) Often dark in colour; 2

Rich in humus/ fertile;
Contain micro-organisms;
Well drained;
Well aerated; ANY (2)
(e) Nitrogen; 1

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3 (a) (i) Cotton; 1

(ii) Depending on the cash crop studied; 2

(b) (i) A plant variety that has been produced in cultivation by selective 2
breeding;

(ii) To be able to adapt to local condition; 3

Resistance to pest and diseases;
To produce quality products;

(c) Depending on the cash crop studied; 2

(d) (i) Depending on the cash crop studied; 2

(ii) Often dark in colour; 2

Rich in humus/ fertile;
Contain micro-organisms;
Well drained;
Well aerated; ANY (2)

(e) Digging; 2
Fertilizing;
Levelling; ANY (2)

(f) (i) To ensure that seeds are alive and able to germinate and grow; 1

(ii) Depending on the chosen cash crop; 1

(g) (i) (g) (i) KEY: Correct date and correct activity; 2

Drawing of a card with a date and activity columns

DATE ACTIVITIES
02 February 2016 Planting of cotton seeds
09 February 2016 Germination of seeds
14 February 2016 Pests detected on the
15 February 2016 crops
Application of pesticide to
control pest.

(ii) For future planning; 2

To avoid past mistake;
To determine the success of the enterprise; ANY (2)

(h) (i) A - inorganic source; 1

B - organic source; ANY (1)

(ii) (ii) They can burn the plants if overused; 1

They are expensive; ANY (1)

(I) (i) Income – Expenses 2

N$ 750.00 –N$ 150.00
N$ 600.00 PROFIT

NB Profit should be indicated as an answer.

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4 (a) A mixture of food containing all essential nutrients the animal needs in 2
the right amount;

(b) To supplement natural pasture; 1

(c) (i) Fertility of animal; 2

The size of the animal;
Conformation of the animal;
What you want to produce;
Growth of the animal; ANY (2)

(ii) Inbreeding - Mating closely related animals e.g. sister and brother; 2
Crossbreeding - Mating a pure bred animals of different breeds;
Upgrading – The continuous mating of a pure bred bull on the hybrid
cows of another breed to create a pure breed;
 Line breeding - Mating of related animal but not as closely related as
inbreeding; ANY (2)

5 (a) (i) B; 1

(ii) Source of food; 2

Source of income when sold;
Sport; ANY (2)

(iii) Dammed ponds; 1

Diverted ponds/ fish pond;
Aquarium; ANY (1)

(b) (i) On a cloudy day; 1

During cool weather; ANY (1)

(ii) The species of fish; 1

The fertility of the water;
Availability of food; ANY (1)

(iii) Farmer gets chance to see how fish are growing; 2

Check/ detect parasite and signs of diseases;

(c) (i) Eagle / people / frog / bigger fish/other birds; ANY (1) 1

(ii) Covering the pond the wire net; 2

Putting strong fence around the pond;
Drain pond and kill all predators; ANY (2)

(iii) Build ponds in areas where there is no danger of contamination by 3

harmful chemicals;
Do not allow people to wash clothes or bathe in streams or rivers;
Do not throw soapy water on the soil close to the fish pond;
Do not urinate or release human waste in the pond; ANY (3)

(d) (i) Fish is kept cool in a refrigerator without freezing 1

(ii) Fish can be sold fresh to consumers; 2

Fish can be sold to canning factories;
Frozen and canned fish can be exported to other countries;
Eggs and fingerlings are reared and sold to fish food producers;
ANY (2)
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6 (a) A Jersey; 2
B Friesian;
C Ayrshire; ANY (2)

(b) (i) Ear tagging - for identification; 1

For record keeping; ANY (1)

(ii) Dehorning - to prevent injuries; 1

(c) (i) Contains antibodies; 2

Contains all food nutrients;
Rich in proteins; ANY (2)

(ii) Production ration; 1

(d) Water; 2
Lactose;
Minerals; ANY (2)

(e) A-sour milk; 2

B-fresh milk;
(f) (i) Anthrax; 1

(ii) Painful blisters on the mouth and foot; 1

High temperature;

(g) Quality testing and control; 2

Packing and labelling;
Transportation and refrigeration vehicles; ANY (2)

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7 (a) (i) A float; 1

(ii) Used to make sure that the walls and floors are straight and level; 2

(b) Measure the sand and spread in a layer of hundred millimetres thick; 2
Spread the required amount of cement on top of the sand;
Mix thoroughly until an even colour is obtained;
 Pile the mixture into a heap and make a hollow in the middle;
Slowly pour water into the hollow and mix until a smooth paste is
formed; Any (2)

(c) To beautify the building; 2

To protect the bricks;
To prevent the metal parts from rusting; Any (2)

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