Soil and Soil Formation - JSS2 Agricultural science Past Questions and Answers - page 1

Introduction to agricultural tools

Overview of animal husbandry practices

Understanding soil science, properties of soil, soil formation, and soil classification

Ignoring the importance of sustainable practices in agriculture

To neglect the importance of soil in crop production

To understand the properties and characteristics of soil for informed agricultural practices

To discourage the use of soil classification systems

To avoid considering the impact of technology on soil formation

Only human activities

Parent material, climate, topography, organisms, and time

Exclusively geological processes

Ignoring the role of living organisms in soil formation

They have no influence on crop growth

Soil properties influence nutrient availability, water retention, and root development

Soil properties only affect animal husbandry

They discourage sustainable farming practices

To limit the understanding of soil diversity

To discourage sustainable farming practices

To facilitate communication about soils and guide land use decisions

To neglect the importance of soil in crop production

Soil texture

Parent material

Crop yield

Organic matter content

It has no impact on soil characteristics

Through temperature and precipitation affecting weathering processes

Climate only influences animal husbandry practices

By discouraging sustainable farming practices

It does not play a role in soil characteristics

Parent material provides the basis for soil development, influencing mineral content

Parent material only affects the topography of soil

It discourages sustainable farming practices

Colour of the soil

Soil classification

Soil temperature

Soil classification only

They have no impact on soil characteristics

Through their activities, such as decomposition and organic matter accumulation

Living organisms only affect animal husbandry practices

They discourage sustainable farming practices