Leaving Cert Ag Science 2020

The 2020 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 2020 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 short questions, crops, animal husbandry, soil · 60 marks
  • Q2 soil structure, cation exchange capacity, soil experiments · 48 marks
  • Q3 sheep production, cereal crops, crop protection · 48 marks
  • Q4 experiments, plant pigments, enzymes, capillarity · 48 marks
  • Q5 dairy production, artificial insemination, milk quality · 48 marks
  • Q6 grassland management, grazing systems, grass conservation · 48 marks
  • Q7 mitosis, meiosis, genetics, dihybrid cross · 48 marks
  • Q8 carbon cycle, greenhouse gases, antibiotic resistance, digestion · 48 marks
  • Q9 scientific explanations, potatoes, soil profile, pests · 48 marks

Ordinary Level

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What's in the 2020 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 soil, soil texture, practical · 20 marks
  • Q2 animal reproduction, gestation, colostrum · 20 marks
  • Q3 true or false, general agricultural science · 20 marks
  • Q4 farm machinery, farm equipment · 20 marks
  • Q5 farm pollution, environment, climate change · 20 marks
  • Q6 ruminant digestion, animal physiology · 20 marks
  • Q7 farm practices, animal health, soil management · 20 marks
  • Q8 grassland management, paddock grazing, silage, hay · 60 marks
  • Q9 soil ph, fertilisers, farm waste, slurry · 60 marks
  • Q10 genetics, monohybrid cross, crossbreeding · 60 marks
  • Q11 dairy production, cattle breeds, body condition scoring · 60 marks
  • Q12 photosynthesis, excretion, flower structure, germination · 60 marks
  • Q13 soil properties, cereal production, sheep production, animal nutrition · 60 marks
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