Animal Studies & Livestock Breeds is one of 9 topics in the Grade 10 Agricultural Sciences CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. Which of the following is a ruminant animal?
Cattle
Pig
Horse
Chicken
Answer: Cattle — Cattle are ruminants: they have a specialised four-chambered stomach that allows them to digest fibrous plant material like grass through microbial fermentation.
Easy
2. What is the term for the process by which wild animal species were selectively bred and managed by humans over generations to serve human purposes?
Answer: domestication — Domestication is the long-term process by which wild animal species were selectively bred and managed by humans over many generations to live alongside people and serve human purposes.
Medium
3. How many chambers does a ruminant's stomach have?
Four
One
Two
Three
Answer: Four — A ruminant has a specialised four-chambered stomach: the rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum, which together allow efficient digestion of fibrous plant material.
