Agriculture · PSLE / Soil and soil fertility

StructuredPast exam questionStandard 7 · PSLE

A student placed a dry soil sample in a bottle. She added some water and then closed the bottle with a lid. She shook the bottle and allowed the mixture to settle for about 20 minutes. The diagram below shows the results.

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  1. aWhat is soil constituent P? [1]
  2. bName the soil separate labelled Q. [1]
  3. cState two characteristics of soil separate Q. [2]
  4. dWhat percentage of the soil is mineral matter? [1]

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Source: BEC PSLE Agriculture 2013, Paper 1, Question 12
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