(a) Give two examples of each of the…

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(a) Give two examples of each of the following classes of crops:

(i) roots and tubers;
(ii) oil crops;
(iii) grain legumes;
(iv) cereals.

(b) State five differences between the digestive system of a goat and a chicken.

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(a) Two examples of each class of crop

(i) Roots and tubers: cassava, yam (also cocoyam, sweet potato).
(ii) Oil crops: oil palm, groundnut (also coconut, soya bean).
(iii) Grain legumes: cowpea (beans), soya bean (also groundnut, pigeon pea).
(iv) Cereals: maize, rice (also sorghum, millet).

(b) Five differences between the digestive system of a goat and a chicken

Goat (ruminant)	Chicken (non-ruminant bird)
Has a four-chambered stomach (rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum)	Has a single, simple stomach (proventriculus) with a gizzard
Has no crop	Has a crop for temporary storage of food
Has teeth and chews the cud (rumination)	Has no teeth; grinds food in the muscular gizzard with grit
Digests cellulose with the aid of rumen micro-organisms	Cannot digest much cellulose
Has a large, well-developed caecum	Has two small caeca

(c) Five reasons why farmers keep records

To determine whether the farm is making a profit or a loss.
To plan and budget for future production.
To use as evidence when seeking loans from banks.
To compare the performance of the farm from one period to another.
For tax assessment and to detect theft or losses; it also aids sound management decisions.

(a) Give two examples of each of the following classes of crops: (i) roots and tubers; (ii) oil crops; (iii) grain legumes; (iv) cereals. (b) State five dif...