Leaving Cert Ag Science 2016

The 2016 Leaving Cert Ag Science exam paper and official marking scheme, free below as direct PDF links from the State Examinations Commission archive.

Higher Level

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What's in the 2016 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 short answer, soil science, animal health, crop production · 60 marks
  • Q2 soil science, soil texture, soil structure · 48 marks
  • Q3 sheep production, beef production, grassland management · 48 marks
  • Q4 experiments, plant nutrition, crop yield, pasture · 48 marks
  • Q5 dairy production, milk composition, breeding · 48 marks
  • Q6 crop protection, root crops, cereals, potato storage · 48 marks
  • Q7 genetics, inheritance, breeding indices · 48 marks
  • Q8 crop pests, nitrogen fertiliser, terminology · 48 marks
  • Q9 parasites, water transport, pig production, silage · 48 marks

Ordinary Level

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What's in the 2016 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 soil science, rocks, soil organisms, experiments · 20 marks
  • Q2 true or false, animal husbandry, grassland, digestive system · 20 marks
  • Q3 farm practices, soil testing, crop rotation, dairy cattle · 20 marks
  • Q4 laboratory equipment, experiments, practical skills · 20 marks
  • Q5 flower structure, plant reproduction, vegetative propagation · 20 marks
  • Q6 invertebrates, parasites, pests · 20 marks
  • Q7 cereal crops, barley, crop management, harvesting · 20 marks
  • Q8 grassland, pasture establishment, silage · 60 marks
  • Q9 respiratory system, urinary system, animal disease, parasites · 60 marks
  • Q10 potatoes, plant disease, crop cultivation, experiments · 60 marks
  • Q11 soil types, earthworms, nitrogen cycle, fertilisers · 60 marks
  • Q12 genetics, chromosomes, monohybrid cross, breeding · 60 marks
  • Q13 sheep production, pig production, dairy management, photosynthesis · 60 marks
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