Jamb Agricultural Science Past Questions For Year 2020
Question 66
Maize is a very important crop because apart from serving as a staple, it
- A. is ploughed into the soil to increase fertility
- B. can be processes into corn flakes
- C. forms the base of most livestock feeds
- D. is used for producing germ oil
Question 67
Leguminous cover crops do not
- A. bind the soil particles together through their roots
- B. increase the nitrogen content of soils
- C. aid in improving the soil organic matter content
- D. reduce the soil microbial population
Question 68
Improvement of yam through breeding is difficult because
- A. it possesses no sexual reproductive system
- B. naturally growing types have to be used
- C. its rapid multiplication is very difficult
- D. its genes do not segregate
Question 69
Animal which chew the cud are
- A. amphibians
- B. aves
- C. ruminants
- D. reptiles
Question 70
Birds temporarily store their food in the
- A. crop
- B. gizzard
- C. proventriculus
- D. duodenum
