A.Plant and Plant Science
1) The three main traditional agricultural crops of Guyana are _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _.
2) Guyana's most valuable hardwood is _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
3)One of Guyana's softwood is _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
4)The most important reason for practising crop rotation is to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
5)In the sugar cane plant, the majority of the sucrose is
concentrated
in the (upper, middle or
lower) part of the cane.
6)Give the scientific name for any two (2) plants.
7)Corn, rice and sugar cane belong to the family _ _ _ _ _ _.
8)Tomato, boulanger and pepper belong to the family _ _ _ _ _.
9)Diseases in plants are commonly caused by three agents _ _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ and fungi.
10)Give two characteristics of wind dispersed seeds.
11)_ _ _ _ _ _ membrane of plant cells is necessary for osmosis to occur.
12)Nematodes cause _ _ _ _ _ _ _ disease in many plants, for example, tomato plants.
13)The most common disease of Guyana's rice crops is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
14)Leguminous crops are important because they _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the soil.
15)Leguminous plants require especially _ _ _ _ _ _ (element) from
the
soil.
B.Soil and Soil Science
16)The three types of soil are sand, clay and _ _ _ _ _.
17)Of the three soil types _ _ _ _ is the most fertile.
18)Soils are formed from the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
19)Soils are said to be store houses because they _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
20)_ _ _ _ _ is usually added to the soil to reduce its acidity.
21)Addition of organic matter to the soil improves the _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ of the soil.
22)To conserve soil moisture in the field during the dry season, farmers _ _ _ _ _ their crops.
23)Name three (3) macro essential plant elements except nitrogen.
24)The intermediate class of soil between sand and clay is _ _ _ _ _.
25)The meaning of C.E.C in soil science is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
26)Which has a greater C.E.C, sand or organic matter?
27)To prevent a tractor from becoming stuck when ploughing land
under
wet conditions,
the operator should use _ _ _ _ _
wheels.
C.Geography
28)Guyana is located west of Suriname and east of Trinidad
&Tobago.
How many minutes
after Suriname is the sunrise seen in Guyana
and how many minutes before T&T?
_ _ _ _ _ mins.
29)_ _ _ _ _ _ (country) is Guyana's largest immediate neighbour and
its official language is
_ _ _ _ _ _.
30)Georgetown, Guyana can be located on the world map on coordinates
(longitude and
latitude) _ _ _ _ degrees W and _ _
_ _ _ degrees N.
31)The three (3) largest islands of the Essequibo river are _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _.
32)There are at least _ _ _ _ _ (number) islands in the Essequibo river.
33)The description of Guyana's forest is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
34)Guyana's forest is said to be important to the world since it is part of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
35)The name of the highest mountain in Guyana (in part) is _ _ _ _ _ _.
36)Two waterfalls of Guyana, excluding Kaieteur, are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
37)_ _ _ _ _ (percentage) of Guyana's population lives on the coastal plain.
38)Lethem lies in the Administrative Region number _ _ _ in Guyana.
39)The largest Administrative Region of Guyana is number_ _ _ _ _.
Name
one settlement
located there.
40)On the world map, Guyana is situated in the northern or southern hemisphere?
41)On the world map, Guyana is situated in the eastern or western hemisphere?
42)The opposite of windward side is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ side.
D.Ecology/Environmental studies
43)Green plants are commonly called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
44)They are so called in ques.42 because _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
45)Humankind is basically an animal and not a plant because he does
not _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _.
46)Man is neither a carnivore nor herbivore but an _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
47)Name one (1) tertiary consumer in a food chain above man.
48)Burning fields is not advisible because it releases much _ _ _ _
_ _ (element) into the
atmosphere.
49)During heavy rainfall and lightning _ _ _ _ _ _ (element) is released into the atmosphere.
50)Three (3) ways in which (any) big trees contribute to a better
environment
for humankind
and animals are_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
51)Which gas constitutes (makes up) about 80% of the atmosphere?
52)Which plants and/or animals would suffer on earth in the absence of humankind?
53)Animals/insects which spread diseases from place to place are called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
54)Humans have an obligation to take care of plants and animals
because
they_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
55)Cyanide breaks down chemically in the presence of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
56)The greatest biodiversity (variation of plants/animals) is found
in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ part
of the world.
57)Of the large biodiversity in that part of the world, Guyana
shares
an average of _ _ _ _
percent.
58)When species of plants/animals 'disappear', that is, no longer
exist,
they are said to have
become _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
59)Iwokrama International Centre has its field station set up within
Guyana's forest, an area of
_ _ _ _ _ _ hectares (or acres).
E.Animals and Animal Science
60)The important characteristic of lower animals (excluding humankind) is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
61)The important characteristic of higher animals (including humankind) is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
62)For what purpose are pigs castrated (testicles removed)?
63)A 'salt lick' is provided for cattle in order to provide them with _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
64)Which other fish can be reared in the same pond with tilapia?
65)Calcium is important in the feed of laying birds because it _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
66)The first milk produced by an animal after giving birth is called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
67)A castrated male pig reared for meat is called a _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
68)A common disease which occurs in the udder of ruminants (cows,
sheep,
goats etc.) is
_ _ _ _ _ _ _.
69)A common disease which occurs in poultry (fowls, turkeys, ducks,
etc.) is _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
F.Food and Nutrition
70)Is glucose a simple or complex sugar?
71)Peas/beans are a primary or secondary form of protein?_ _ _ _ _ _.
72)Carrot and pumpkin are especially rich in Vitamin _ _ _ .
73)_ _ _ _ _ _ (vitamin) promotes the absorption of iron in the stomach.
74)Why is it most important to brush teeth at bedtime instead of
only
after awakening in the
morning?
75)Fibre eaten in foods is necessary for _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
76)Caffeine in coffee inhibits the absorption of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the stomach.
77)Name two (2) processes which farmers should carry out after harvesting food crops.
78)Sea foods are especially rich in (element) _ _ _ _ _ _.
G.Art and Aesthetics
79)Pale colours including white are used to _ _ _ _ _ _ space in designing.
80)Dark colours painted on surfaces are used to _ _ _ _ _ _ space in designing.
81)The colour _ _ _ _ _ is very good for our eyesight.
82)Which two (2) primary colours when mixed give the secondary colour green?
83)Plants whose beauty lies in its flowers or leaves are called _ _ _ _ plants.
84)Name a plant whose beauty lies in its leaves only.
85)One practises _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ when one attempts to restore beauty
to a place with
imitation of natural scenery.
H.Agri-business
86)The most important reason for the correct use of machines in
local
and caribbean
agriculture is to _ _ _
_
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
87)Farmers are important members in local and caribbean society
because
they _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
88)Farm records are essential in order to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
89)After subtracting expenses from gross profit, the remainder is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ profit.
90)In marketing of agricultural produce, the person who operates
between
the farmer and
consumer is called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _.
91)A farm is relocated nearer to the market. How does this increase farm profit?
92)When sales equal the cost of production, how much profit is made?
What is this event
called in economics?
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