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Year 11 Ag Revision
Year 11 Ag Revision
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Topics revised Overview Farm Case Study Graphs Experimental Design
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1
The major function of plant roots
produce nutrients and excrete wastes
absorb water and dissolved minerals
attract insects for pollination
manufacture sugars during photosynthesis
2
The law of supply states that the supply of a product will
increase as market prices increase
barely alter with market price increases
remain constant as market prices increase
be reduced as market prices increase
3
Identify the system output
Soil
Milk
Shearing
replacement animals
4
This calculation tells us how far the results spread around the mean.
spread
standardisation
variation
standard deviation
5
By ensuring all but the control variable are kept the same in a trial we are
limiting the results we will get
standardising the trial
ruining the trial
able to observe variance
6
the wet and dry bulb thermometer measures
evaporation
wet and dry bulb temperatures
maximum and minimum temperature
relative humidity
7
When constructing a graph to show the annual rainfall for an area you use
A line graph
A column graph
A pie graph
A bar graph
8
Items/materials produced by a system and removed from it best describes the term
input
interaction
process
output
9
Which statement best describes the effect of increased consumer demand on farm production?
no effect; income, not demand, drives sales
farm machinery will not be adequate
reduced farm production
more farm products will be needed
10
A cost which changes or may change during a production cycle is termed a
variable cost
fact of life
annoying cost
fixed cost
11
The law of demand states that at
low prices consumer spending does not vary
low prices consumers look to buy a comparable product.
low prices consumers increase their purchasing
low prices consumers tighten their belts
12
Identify recognised agricultural safety hazards
rainfall, welders and chemicals
pesticides, machinery and farm animals
plants, animals and feed
tractors, soil and commodities
13
Any factor which lowers the production potential of a system is called a
low factor
production regression
nuisance
limiting factor
14
What is the function of plant leaves
Give the plant structure
Carry out photosynthesis and transpiration
Hold up the flowers
Attract bees for pollination
15
Used to measure rainfall
evaporation gauge
precipitation monitor
hydrometer
rain gauge
16
Aboringinal landuse consisted mainly of
All of the above
Firestick farming
Nomadic farming
fenced farming
17
When constructing a graph for monthly temperatures you construct
A histogram
A pie graph
A line graph
A column graph
18
The number of consecutive months of effective rainfall best describes
a good season
el Nina
el Nino
a growing season
19
Used to measure wind speed
anemometer
thermometer
hydrometer
wind vane
20
If you were to compare one enterprise to another which of the following would be most useful?
number of animals
gross margin
cropping register
output data
21
Conducting an experiment a number of times under the same conditions is known as
replication
deviation
standarisation
randomisation
22
This process ensures all members of a population have equal chances of involvement in a trial
replication
randomisation
error reduction
repetition
