(1a) 

Specimen A

- It is used for falling of trees 
- It is used for cutting the roots during stumping.
- It is used for cutting logs of woods into smaller pieces 

Specimen B

- It is used for lifting and tuning the soil 
- It is used for levelling of the soil 
- It is used for digging holes during transplanting 

Specimen D

- It is used for transplanting of seedling 
- It is used for applying manure after and before planting 
- It is used for nursery operation / practice

Specimen F

- It is used for pulverizing the soil 
- it is used for aerating the soil 
- It is used for transplanting seedlings 

(1b) 

- The Metal part should be sharpened when blunt 
- The metal part should be oiled or greased to prevent rusty 
- The wooden part should be stored or kept in a place that termite cannot eat it
- Store in a cool and dry place

(2a)
G - PH 7(neutral)
H - 1-4(acidic)
I - PH -8-14(alkaline OR basic)

(2b)
Specimen G:
When G is added to water sample in a glass beaker and stored with blue and red litmus paper, No colour change was observed, showing neutral. 

Specimen H:
When H is added to a water sample in a beaker and stirred and tested with blue and red litmus paper. It changes blue litmus paper to red showing that it is acidic. 

Specimen I:
When I is added to a water sample in a beaker and stirred/tested with litmus papers. It changes the red litmus paper to blue showing that it is basic or alkaline. 

(2ci)
If the PH is 45 it shows that it is slightly acidic/acidic

(2cii)
(i) It destroys the root of plants. 
(ii) It prevents the uptake of food from the root system. 
(iii) It prevents the normal growth of plants except plants like tomatoes.

(2ciii) 
(i) Washing away of soil nutrients by erosion 
(ii) Planting operations like Monocropping 
(iii) Excessive use of land of a long period of time


(3a)

Specimen J - is weavil 
Specimen K - is beetle 
Specimen L - is mosaic disease
Specimen M - is fruit rot

(3b)

- It Causes Low Yield 
- It Reduces The farmers income
- Transmission of diseases
- It causes the death of plants
- They bore into seed

(3c) 

Specimen J 

- By the use of chemicals 
- By the use of pesticides 
- By through handpicking 

Specimen K

- Through the use of pesticides 
- By handpicking 
- By the use of chemicals 

Specimen L

- Through the practice of crop rotation 
- By using fungicides 

Specimen M

- Through the use of rodenticide
- By setting  traps for the rodent

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4a) 

- Cattle
- Sheep
- Goat

(4b) 

Specimen N

 - It sucks the blood of its host. 
- It reduces the size of its host 
- It reduces the market value of its host
- It kills it's host

Specimen O

- It kills it's host
- It reduces the quality of its host 
- It causes anaemia to its host
- It sucks the blood of its host


(4c) 

- By proper sanitation measures 
- By handpicking 
- By dipping the infected host in chemicals 
- By using insecticides 
- By isolation of infected animals 
- By quarantine

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