1 R2104 UNDERSTANDING PLANT PROPAGATION Level 2 Monday 10 February 2020 14:50 – 15:40 Written Examination Candidate Number: ………………………………………………………………… Candidate Name: …………………………………………………………………… Centre Name: ………………………………………………………………….……. Ofqual Unit Code D/505/2965 Please turn over/….. IMPORTANT – Please read carefully before commencing: i) The duration of this paper is 50 minutes; ii) ALL questions should be attempted; iii) EACH question carries 10 marks; iv) Write your answers legibly in the spaces provided. It is NOT necessary that all lined space is used in answering the questions; v) Use METRIC measurements only; vi) Use black or blue ink only. Pencil can be used for drawing purposes only. Ensure that all diagrams are labelled accurately with the line touching the named object; vii) Where plant names are required, they should include genus, species and where appropriate, cultivar; viii) Where a question requires a specific number of answers; only the first answers given that meet the question requirement will be accepted, regardless of the number of answers offered; ix) Please note, when the word ‘distinct’ is used within a question, it means that the items have different characteristics or features. Including Examiners comments
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R2104
UNDERSTANDING PLANT PROPAGATION
Level 2
Monday 10 February 2020
14:50 – 15:40
Written Examination
Candidate Number: ………………………………………………………………… Candidate Name: …………………………………………………………………… Centre Name: ………………………………………………………………….…….
Ofqual Unit Code D/505/2965 Please turn over/…..
IMPORTANT – Please read carefully before commencing:
i) The duration of this paper is 50 minutes; ii) ALL questions should be attempted; iii) EACH question carries 10 marks; iv) Write your answers legibly in the spaces provided. It is NOT
necessary that all lined space is used in answering the questions;
v) Use METRIC measurements only; vi) Use black or blue ink only. Pencil can be used for drawing
purposes only. Ensure that all diagrams are labelled accurately with the line touching the named object;
vii) Where plant names are required, they should include genus, species and where appropriate, cultivar;
viii) Where a question requires a specific number of answers; only the first answers given that meet the question requirement will be accepted, regardless of the number of answers offered;
ix) Please note, when the word ‘distinct’ is used within a question, it means that the items have different characteristics or features.
Including Examiners comments
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Describe what is meant by the term ‘seed’.
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Label the diagram of the internal and external structure of Phaseolus vulgaris (French Bean).
State TWO horticultural benefits of propagating plants by seed.
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State if the following plants have orthodox (dry) or recalcitrant (moist) seeds by placing a tick() in the appropriate box in the table below:
Plant Orthodox (dry) Recalcitrant (moist)
Lolium perenne
Aesculus hippocastanum
Quercus robur
Lobelia erinus
Describe the preparation of the fruit Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) for seed storage
under EACH of the following headings:
i) harvesting………….…………………………………………………………………
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MARKS Q3 a)
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Describe the ground preparation for sowing Pisum sativum (pea).
(DO NOT INCLUDE DETAILS OF DIGGING)
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Describe how to sow Pisum sativum (pea) under EACH of the following headings:
i) TWO distinct methods of sowing ii) time of year when sown (in months) iii) depth of sowing iv) spacing of the seed
v) protection after sowing
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MARKS Q4 a)
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State FOUR benefits of vegetative propagation.
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Describe the effects of EACH of the following on the successful rooting of softwood
stem cuttings:
i) juvenility ii) plant health
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State TWO environmental conditions suitable for softwood cuttings.
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Describe the propagation of Chamaecyparis spp.(e.g.lawsoniana) (False Cypress) under the following headings:
i) collection of material ii) preparation of cuttings iii) suitable environment iv) rooting media
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Name TWO plants propagated by division.
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Describe the division of ONE of the plants named above under the following
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i) time of year when divided (in months) ii) lifting the plant iii) method of division