Q1 MCQ Drill: 2025 Agricultural Sciences P1 (2025 September Provincial Preparatory (Trial) Examination)

Agricultural Sciences Past Paper Question 1 Drill Level 1: Knowledge & Recall

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7 multiple-choice questions taken verbatim from Section A of the official 2025 September Provincial Preparatory (Trial) Examination Agricultural Sciences Paper 1, auto-marked against the official marking guideline. Questions that rely on diagrams or graphs are excluded - see the full paper for those.

Question 1 of 7 2 Marks

The stomach of a fowl in which enzymatic digestion of food takes place.

A. Proventriculus

B. Ventriculus

C. Gullet

D. Gizzard

Question 2 of 7 2 Marks

In a digestibility trial, a cow excreted 35 kg of manure with a moisture content of 55%. The dry material content of the manure is … kg.

A. 19,25

B. 16

C. 15,75

D. 5,75

Question 3 of 7 2 Marks

The following is true about digestion in the stomach: (i) Pancreatic juice neutralises acidic chyme (ii) Pepsin breaks down proteins into peptides (iii) Rennin converts soluble caseinogen into insoluble casein (iv) Inactive pepsinogen is changed into active pepsin. Choose the CORRECT combination:

A. (i), (ii) and (iii)

B. (i), (iii) and (iv)

C. (i), (ii) and (iv)

D. (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Question 4 of 7 2 Marks

This document was downloaded from www.ecexams.co.za. 4 AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES P1 (EC/SEPTEMBER 2025) Animal housing and shelter plays a vital role in protecting animals against … (i) extreme heat. (ii) severe cold. (iii) proper breeding. (iv) wetting by rain. Choose the CORRECT combination:

A. (i), (ii) and (iii)

B. (i), (iii) and (iv)

C. (i), (ii) and (iv)

D. (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Question 5 of 7 2 Marks

This document was downloaded from www.ecexams.co.za. 4 AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES P1 (EC/SEPTEMBER 2025) This document was downloaded from www.ecexams.co.za. (EC/SEPTEMBER 2025) AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES P1 5 A wide-spread occurrence of an infectious disease that spreads rapidly through an area.

A. Pandemic

B. Rabies

C. Endemic

D. Epidemic

Question 6 of 7 2 Marks

This document was downloaded from www.ecexams.co.za. 4 AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES P1 (EC/SEPTEMBER 2025) This document was downloaded from www.ecexams.co.za. (EC/SEPTEMBER 2025) AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES P1 5 A single, narrow, coiled tube that transports sperm from the testes to the vas deferens.

A. Epididymis

B. Prostate

C. Semi vesicle

D. Penis

Question 7 of 7 2 Marks

This document was downloaded from www.ecexams.co.za. 4 AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES P1 (EC/SEPTEMBER 2025) This document was downloaded from www.ecexams.co.za. (EC/SEPTEMBER 2025) AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES P1 5 … retains and nourishes the embryo and the foetus during gestation.

A. Ovary

B. Uterus

C. Oviduct

D. Vagina

Q1 MCQ Drill: 2025 Agricultural Sciences P1 (2025 September Provincial Preparatory (Trial) Examination)

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