Welcome to your Grade 11 Agriculture chapter 2
After carefully reading the following 30 questions, choose the correct answer.
1.
What is the principal factor that determines crop production?
2.
Which of the following is a monocot and rich in carbohydrates?
3.
To which agro-ecology are wheat and barley best adapted?
4.
Teff and maize are more adapted to which altitude areas?
5.
Sorghum is more adapted to which type of areas?
6.
High levels of nitrogen application in barley can reduce which quality?
7.
Which insect pest is majorly associated with barley production in Ethiopia?
8.
Barley usually matures within how many months?
9.
What is the scientific name of Sorghum?
10.
Where did Sorghum originate?
11.
Besides food, what is the sorghum stalk used for in rural Ethiopia?
12.
Which crops are referred to as "pulses"?
13.
What is the indicator for maturity in wheat and barley crops?
14.
What is the national average yield of barley per hectare?
15.
Pulse crops are characterized by being rich in which nutrient?
16.
Which management practice involves changing planting times to control weeds?
17.
What is a major difference between cereal and pulse crops?
18.
Why is knowledge of soil properties important in crop site selection?
19.
Proper land preparation is a management practice for which type of crops?
20.
Which cereal is a staple food in the drier parts of Africa?
21.
Which crop is scientifically known as Sorghum bicolor L.?
22.
What are cereal crops mainly a source of?
23.
Which crop is commonly used for the production of beer malt in Ethiopia?
24.
Field crops include which major categories mentioned in the unit outcomes?
25.
Which factor influencing crop production is usually NOT under the farmer's control?
26.
In sorghum production, what is a key adaptive feature of the crop?
27.
What is the primary nutritional component of barley?
28.
Which management practice helps reduce problems with weeds in field crops?
29.
Identification of cereals and pulses produced in Ethiopia is a learning outcome of which unit?
30.
What are the major cereals produced in Ethiopia?
