Leaving Cert Ag Science 2022

The 2022 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 2022 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 soil science, organic matter, slurry · 10 marks
  • Q2 animal breeds, breeding, animal selection · 10 marks
  • Q3 experimental design, germination, crop production · 10 marks
  • Q4 animal health, disease, biosecurity · 10 marks
  • Q5 animal nutrition, food conversion ratio, pig production · 10 marks
  • Q6 biodiversity, agri-environment schemes, conservation · 10 marks
  • Q7 suckler beef, weaning efficiency, calculations · 10 marks
  • Q8 sustainability, pesticides, organic farming, antibiotics · 10 marks
  • Q9 ruminant digestion, calf rearing, methane emissions · 10 marks
  • Q10 catch crops, energy crops, crop establishment · 10 marks
  • Q11 plant nutrition, active transport, mycorrhizae, nutrient deficiency · 10 marks
  • Q12 silage, dry matter digestibility, ensiling · 10 marks
  • Q13 grassland management, grass measurement, reseeding, certified seed · 50 marks
  • Q14 colostrum, calf rearing, animal housing, parasite control · 50 marks
  • Q15 breeding, oestrus synchronisation, agricultural technology, animal housing · 50 marks
  • Q16 experimental design, clover, milk production, grazing systems · 50 marks
  • Q17 soil biology, earthworms, plant breeding, gene editing · 50 marks
  • Q18 food safety, sustainability, weed control, farm economics · 50 marks

Ordinary Level

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What's in the 2022 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 farm machinery, farm safety · 10 marks
  • Q2 animal breeds, breeding, crossbreeding · 10 marks
  • Q3 soil ph, soil analysis, laboratory investigation · 10 marks
  • Q4 organic farming, biodiversity, animal reproduction · 10 marks
  • Q5 animal nutrition, feedstuffs, beef production · 10 marks
  • Q6 herbicides, weed control, farm safety · 10 marks
  • Q7 plant nutrition, photosynthesis, nutrient deficiency, roots · 10 marks
  • Q8 microbiology, nitrogen fixation, laboratory investigation · 10 marks
  • Q9 sheep production, data analysis, carcase classification · 10 marks
  • Q10 silage, dry matter, sampling · 10 marks
  • Q11 animal health, parasites, beef production, liveweight gain · 10 marks
  • Q12 soil formation, soil types · 10 marks
  • Q13 soil texture, soil sampling, soil analysis, experimental error · 50 marks
  • Q14 farm buildings, sheep production, lambing, animal husbandry · 50 marks
  • Q15 dairy production, grassland management, lactation, data analysis · 50 marks
  • Q16 grassland management, hay production, weed identification, data analysis · 50 marks
  • Q17 agricultural technology, nitrogen, sustainability, energy efficiency · 50 marks
  • Q18 grass varieties, reseeding, genetic modification, data analysis · 50 marks
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