1. Why do we need to harvest? write your answer in 3 to 4 sentences. 2. What are the stages of harvesting?

Question 12Tips1 ptsWhat is the purpose of harvesting plants?Group of answer choicesTo prune the plantsTo prepare them for cookingTo water the plantsTo gather mature crops for consumption Flag question: Question 13Question 13Tips1 ptsWhich of the following is a method used for harvesting roots vegetable like potatoes or carrots. Group of answer choicesCuttingPullingUprooting the soilPicking individual fruits Flag question: Question 14Question 14Tips1 ptsWhen harvesting grains, what part of the plant is typically collected?Group of answer choicesrootsseedsstemsleaves Flag question: Question 15Question 15Tips1 ptsWhich type of plant is typically harvested by uprooting the entire plants? Group of answer choicesCarrotsStrawberriesCornLettuce Flag question: Question 16Question 16Tips1 ptsWhat type of harvesting is an old school method when the farmer harvesting the crops?Group of answer choicesHarvesting with machine and toolsHarvesting with handHarvesting with machineryHarvesting with hand tools Flag question: Question 17Question 17Tips1 ptsThese tools are only used to harvest tree fruits.  Group of answer choicesScissorsCutterCartClippers Flag question: Question 18Question 18Tips1 ptsHarvesting Is the ____ of taking out useful parts of plants.Group of answer choicesAgriculturalMineralProcessNutrients Flag question: Question 19Question 19Tips1 ptsWhat product that farmers will harvest between the months of September and October?Group of answer choicesmaizeall of the answerjowarcrops Flag question: Question 20Question 20Tips1 ptsWhen harvesting sweet potatoes you should _________.Group of answer choicescut them outUse scissorsUse knivesdig them out Flag question: Question 21Question 21Tips1 ptsMost of the harvested during the month of March and July is?Group of answer choicesmaizevegetablecropsfruits

Using suitable illustration, explain briefly the key stages of production.

a) Why has improving crop yields become important these days?b) Mention the major groups of activities for improving yield.c)Which one of these activities is most important and why?

Q1) How do bacteria reproduce? In your answer outline the phases of the growth in batch cultureand why food provides a niche for bacterial growth (15 marks)

What are some of the ways that animals obtain food? Select all that apply.strategizingassessing their environmentcooperating with otherabsorbing energy from the suneating immobile foods like plants