Leaving Cert Ag Science 2019

The 2019 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 2019 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 crop production, soil science, animal physiology, short questions · 60 marks
  • Q2 soil water, soil acidity, soil experiments · 48 marks
  • Q3 suckler beef production, photosynthesis, silage, micro-organisms · 48 marks
  • Q4 practical investigations, mineral deficiency, milk analysis, silage digestibility · 48 marks
  • Q5 potato cultivation, catch crops, crop rotation, weed control · 48 marks
  • Q6 soil compaction, clover, grassland management, organic manures · 48 marks
  • Q7 genetics, breeding, dihybrid cross, sheep production · 48 marks
  • Q8 liver fluke, plant anatomy, ruminant digestion, definitions · 48 marks
  • Q9 grass digestibility, dairy herd management, hedgerows, sheep reproduction · 48 marks

Ordinary Level

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What's in the 2019 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 soil biology, earthworms, practical investigations · 20 marks
  • Q2 farm machinery, farm equipment · 20 marks
  • Q3 general agricultural science, true or false · 20 marks
  • Q4 animal breeds, livestock · 20 marks
  • Q5 cereals, crop production, certified seed · 20 marks
  • Q6 farm practices, crop protection, animal husbandry · 20 marks
  • Q7 clover, nitrogen fixation, grassland · 20 marks
  • Q8 pig production, sheep production, animal housing · 60 marks
  • Q9 grassland management, silage, catch crops · 60 marks
  • Q10 genetics, monohybrid cross, artificial insemination · 60 marks
  • Q11 soil science, rocks and weathering, organic matter · 60 marks
  • Q12 dairy production, calf rearing, mastitis, milk hygiene · 60 marks
  • Q13 potatoes, blood and circulation, forestry, transpiration · 60 marks
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