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Molybdenum: General Instruction: Mark X On The Letter of The Correct Answer at The Answer Sheet Provided. Do Not
Molybdenum: General Instruction: Mark X On The Letter of The Correct Answer at The Answer Sheet Provided. Do Not
General Instruction: Mark X on the letter of the correct answer at the answer sheet provided. Do not
write anything on the questionnaire.
1. This micronutrient is needed in N fixation by leguminous plants and is usually deficient in acid upland
soil
a. Zinc b. Molybdenum c. Iron d. Manganese
2. This macroelement is a component of protein and chlorophyll and is most limiting element in crop
production except for legumes
a. Nitrogen b. Phosphorus c. Potassium d. Calcium
3. What is the inherent capacity of the soil to supply nutrients to plants in adequate amount and suitable
proportion called?
a. Soil productivity c. Intensity factor
b d
Nutrient availability Soil fertility
. .
4. The ability of the soil to replenish the amount of nutrients in the soil solution
a. Intensity factor c. Buffering capacity
b d
Capacity factor Availability
. .
5. The relative ease by which a nutrient is supplied by the soil
a. Soil productivity c. Nutrient availability
b d
Soil fertility Intensity factor
. .
6. A method of soil fertility evaluation whereby concentration of nutrients are known before a crop is
planted
a. Biological test c. Plant analysis
b d
Soil analysis Nutrient deficiency symptoms
. .
7. It is considered as one of the causes of soil acidity
c d
a. Crop rotation b. Irrigation Liming Leaching of bases
. .
13. A term that indicates excessive level of nutrient in the plant or soil
a. Sufficiency b. Toxicity c. Deficiency d. Poverty adjustment
14. The most appropriate soil management which increases availability of adsorbed P in acid upland soil
a. Fertilizer application c. Organic matter application
b d
Prolonged anaerobic conditions Liming
. .
15. Nutrient deficiency symptoms is referred to as a language of the crop. What is the term given to
describe general yellowing of leaves as a result of the deficiency of some nutrient elements?
a. Necrosis b. Chlorosis c. Plasmolysis d. Defective
16. A term that indicates low level of nutrient elements in the plant or soil
a. Sufficiency b. Toxicity c. Deficiency d. Poverty adjustment
17. The nutrient elements in organic matter and minerals are considered unavailable. The most available
form of nutrients are in
a. Fixed b. Occluded c. Exchangeable d. Soil solution
18. The macroelement which functions as a constituent of energy transfer metabollites
c
a. Phosphorus b. Potassium Sulfur d. Calcium
.
19. Which of the following element is not essential to plants?
a. Sulfur b. Vanadium c. Boron d. Molybdenum
20. These elements are micronutrients and are required by plants in small amounts
a. N, P and K b. Cu, Mn and S c Cu, Mg and S d. Zn, Co and Mn
21. Essential elements derived from air and water
a. C, S and H b. N, S and C c C, O and H d. N, C and S
22. When nutrients dissolved in water are transported to the root surface, the mechanism is
a. Mass flow b. Diffusion c Contact exchange d. Root interception
23. When nutrients are mobile, deficiency symptoms will be observed first in
a. Youngest leaves b. Oldest leaves c. Stems d. Senescent leaves
24. Which of these elements is available to plants in anionic form?
a. Ca b. Mg c. P d. Fe
25. The micronutrient involved in the translocation of sugar in plant
a. Copper b. Calcium c Boron d. Potassium
26. The process that renders P available to plants
a. Fixation b. Nitrification c Solubilization d. Ammonification
27. A physical effect of lime
a. Increase water holding capacity of soil c. Enhance decomposition of organic matter
b d
Increase the cation exchange capacity Increase P availability
. .
28. A term for the initial application of fertilizer for crops
a. Top dressing b. Side dressing c Band application d. Basal application
29. An example of a liming material
a. CaSO4 b. MgCl2 c Ca(OH)2 d. MgSO4
30. It is the amount of lime to be applied to the soil in order to increase its soil pH
a. Fertilizer recommendation c. Analysis grade
b d
Lime requirement Relative neutralizing power
. .
31. It is a mixture of animal excreta and soiled beddings that accumulates in stables or barns
a. Farm manure b. Compost c Green manure d. Poultry manure
32. A method determining lime requirement of soils that involves addition of increasing amounts of
0.04N Ca(OH)2 solution to the soil samples
a. Exchangeable Al index c. Veitch method
b d
Aluminum saturation method Calcium carbonate incubation
. .
33. A method of fertilizer application whereby fertilizer materials are spread evenly on the soil surface
a. Band method b. Broadcast c Ring method d. Foliar application
34. It is a measure of the effectiveness of the lime to neutralize soil acidity
a. Form of lime c. Particle size of lime
b d
Relative replacing power Relative neutralizing power
. .
35. A method of fertilizer application whereby nutrients in their dissolved form are sprayed to the plants
a. Ring method b. Band method c Foliar application d. Broadcast
36. The soil’s inherent susceptibility to erosion which is influenced by infiltration capacity and structural
stability
a. Rainfall erosivity c. Rainfall intensity
b d
Soil erodibility Rainfall duration
. .
37. Which of these elements is available to plants in cationic form?
a. Sulfur b. Chlorine c. Molybdenum d. Potassium
38. The most active agent of the soil erosion process in Philippines and other areas in the humid tropics
a. wind b. ice c. water d. glaciers
39. Which of these elements is a phloem-mobile?
c
a. Phosphorus b. Calcium Sulfur d. Iron
.
40. The molecular weight of dolomite, CaMg(CO3)2 is
c
a. 56 g b. 84 g 100 g d. 184 g
.
41. Which of these materials has a molecular weight of 74g?
c
a. CaO b. Ca(OH)2 MgCO3 d. CaCO3
.
42. Which of these elements is a phloem-immobile?
c
a. Nitrogen b. Phosphorus Calcium d. Magnesium
.
43. Which of these liming materials is the most soluble?
c
a. CaO b. CaMg(CO3)2 CaCO3 d. Ca(OH)2
.
44. The wise use of land, especially with respect to soil erosion control
a. Sustainable agriculture c. Soil conservation
b d
Soil capability Soil management
. .
45. The process by which soil nutrients are washed down by water from the root zone of the plants
c
a. Crop removal b. Leaching volatilization d. Denitrification
.
46. Growing of several crop species on a piece of land in spatial arrangement
a. Monocropping b. Intercropping c. Alley cropping d. Multiple cropping
47. Biological control of soil erosion
a. Contouring b. Rockwalling c. Strip cropping d. Terracing
48. Mechanical method of controlling soil erosion
a. Terracing b. Mulching c. Strip cropping d. Alley cropping
49. Soils of the arid regions
a. Oxisol b. Aridisol c. Vertisol d. Alfisol
50. Uniform removal of thin layer from a given area of land
a. Rill erosion b. Stream erosion c. Gully erosion d. Sheet erosion
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