Revision questions 3

1a. Explain the three systems of animal husbandry.

1b. State the three advantages and disadvantages of the three systems discussed above.

2a. Explain the following crop plant diseases citing their causative agents, mode of transmission, symptoms and prevention/control methods.
i. Black pod disease of cocoa
ii. Maize smut
iii. Cassava mosaic disease
iv. Groundnut rossette disease
v. Leaf blight in cassava
vi. Root knot in tomato

2b. Explain the general methods of controlling crop diseases.

  1. Briefly discuss the following terms; i. Photosynthesis
    ii. Weeding
    iii. Pollination
  2. Distinguish between monocot and dicot plants based on their number of seed leaf, leaf venation, cotyledon during germination, and root system.
  3. State the two major forms in which flowering plants exist.