Leaving Cert Ag Science: Soils questions

Soil formation, texture and structure, pH and nutrients, soil water, and the organisms that live in soil.

74 past Ag Science questions on this topic, spanning 2015 to 2026, grouped by year. Every question opens on the exact page of the official paper, with its marking scheme beside it.

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2026 · 5 questions

Q110 marks

farm machinery, environmental sustainability

Q710 marks

sustainability

Q910 marks

scientific investigation

Q1350 marks

nutrient management

Q1650 marks

silage, grass growth stages, multi-species swards

2025 · 4 questions

Q710 marks

catch crops, carbon sequestration

Q810 marks

nitrogen cycle, crop production

Q910 marks

tillage crops

Q1450 marks

scientific investigation

2024 · 5 questions

Q1010 marks

multi-species swards, biodiversity

Q1350 marks

botanical composition, biodiversity

Q1750 marks

abiotic factors

2023 · 4 questions

Q310 marks

animal nutrition, deficiency

Q510 marks

sustainability

Q1350 marks

agricultural technology

Q1550 marks

crop production

2022 · 3 questions

Q110 marks

slurry

Q1110 marks

plant nutrition, active transport, nutrient deficiency

Q1750 marks

plant breeding, gene editing

Show 7 earlier years (2015 to 2021)

2021 · 3 questions

Q210 marks

herbicide resistance, weed control, experimental design

Q610 marks

respiration, carbon cycle

2020 · 4 questions

Q160 marks

short questions, crops, animal husbandry

Q448 marks

experiments, plant pigments, enzymes

Q948 marks

scientific explanations, potatoes, pests

2019 · 3 questions

Q160 marks

crop production, animal physiology, short questions

Q648 marks

clover, grassland management, organic manures

2018 · 1 question

Q248 marks

experiments

2017 · 3 questions

Q160 marks

grassland, plant science, animal physiology

Q248 marks

experiments

Q948 marks

pig production, forestry, poultry

2016 · 2 questions

Q160 marks

short answer, animal health, crop production

2015 · 2 questions

Q160 marks

forestry, classification, general science

Q248 marks

experiments

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2026 · 3 questions

Q810 marks

laboratory investigation

Q1210 marks

calculations, laboratory investigation

Q1550 marks

slurry management

2025 · 4 questions

Q510 marks

germination, crop production

Q1450 marks

germination, scientific investigation, tillage crops

Q1750 marks

plant nutrients, livestock systems

2024 · 3 questions

2023 · 3 questions

Q110 marks

laboratory investigation

Q1110 marks

laboratory investigation

2022 · 3 questions

Q310 marks

laboratory investigation

Q1350 marks

experimental error

Show 7 earlier years (2015 to 2021)

2021 · 3 questions

Q410 marks

land use

Q1650 marks

organic farming

2020 · 4 questions

Q120 marks

practical

Q720 marks

farm practices, animal health

Q960 marks

fertilisers, farm waste, slurry

Q1360 marks

cereal production, sheep production, animal nutrition

2019 · 2 questions

Q120 marks

practical investigations

2018 · 3 questions

Q720 marks

farm practices, grassland management, animal health

Q860 marks

fertilisers, slurry, water pollution

2016 · 3 questions

Q120 marks

experiments

Q320 marks

farm practices, crop rotation, dairy cattle

Q1160 marks

nitrogen cycle, fertilisers

2015 · 2 questions

Q720 marks

farm practices, sheep production, forestry

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