Leaving Cert Ag Science 2018

The 2018 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 2018 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 livestock units, plant structure, animal physiology, farm ecology · 60 marks
  • Q2 soil profile, soil texture, earthworms, experiments · 48 marks
  • Q3 body condition score, cattle disease, crop cultivation, weed control · 48 marks
  • Q4 laboratory methods, field methods, enzymes, pasture composition · 48 marks
  • Q5 sheep production, lambing, animal welfare · 48 marks
  • Q6 grassland management, reseeding, grass species, parasites · 48 marks
  • Q7 genetics, dihybrid cross, embryo transfer, micropropagation · 48 marks
  • Q8 silage, plant nutrients, grazing systems, fungicides · 48 marks
  • Q9 slurry management, forestry, eutrophication, pig production · 48 marks

Ordinary Level

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What's in the 2018 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 soil, soil texture, drainage · 20 marks
  • Q2 animal production, pigs, sheep, gestation · 20 marks
  • Q3 parasites, liver fluke, animal health · 20 marks
  • Q4 ruminant digestion, animal physiology · 20 marks
  • Q5 general knowledge, true or false, crops, animal science · 20 marks
  • Q6 grassland, plant reproduction, pollination · 20 marks
  • Q7 farm practices, soil ph, grassland management, animal health · 20 marks
  • Q8 fertilisers, slurry, water pollution, soil water · 60 marks
  • Q9 potatoes, crop production, crop yield · 60 marks
  • Q10 mitosis, genetics, cloning, monohybrid cross · 60 marks
  • Q11 cereals, barley, crop pests, germination · 60 marks
  • Q12 grassland management, grazing systems, hay, silage · 60 marks
  • Q13 sheep production, photosynthesis, calf rearing, teeth · 60 marks
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