JAMB Agricultural Science Past Questions & Answers - Page 25

121.

The most active agent of physical weathering in arid regions is

A.

Wind

B.

Water

C.

Temperature

D.

Ice

Correct answer is C

A region is arid when it is characterized by a severe lack of available water,and high temperature to the extent of hindering or preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life.

122.

Plant breeders aim at obtaining the following except

A.

Tolerance to climatic extremes

B.

Resistance to pests

C.

Adaptation of pollination

D.

Uniformity in the time of maturity

Correct answer is C

Plant breeding is the science of changing the traits of plants in order to produce desired characteristics, such as tolerance to bad climatic condition,early maturity and resistance to pest and diseases.

123.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a good pasture?

A.

High quality grass

B.

Provision of balance nutrients

C.

Ability to withstand trampling

D.

High stem to leaf ratio

Correct answer is A

A good pasture has low quality grass.

124.

Pasture crops are best used in preparing hay

A.

When they are two weeks old

B.

Just before flowering

C.

Just after seed maturation

D.

After they have started to dry up

Correct answer is C

After seed maturation they are cut and then converted to Hay. Hay is grass, legumes, or other herbaceous plants that have been cut and dried to be stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for large grazing animals raised as livestock.

125.

Andropogon gayanus is commonly called

A.

Guinea grass

B.

Elephant grass

C.

Gamba grass

D.

Spear grass

Correct answer is C

Gamba grass is a pasture.

Andropogon gayanus

Andropogon gayanus is a species of grass native to most of the tropical and sub-tropical savannas of Africa.