Review Questions in Soil Fertility and Liming

Prepared by: Editha L. Agus

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. Nutrient availability d. 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. Capacity factor d. Availability
5. The relative ease by which a nutrient is supplied by the soil
a. Soil productivity c. Nutrient availability
b. Soil fertility d. 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. Soil analysis d. Nutrient deficiency symptoms
7. It is considered as one of the causes of soil acidity
a. Crop rotation b. Irrigation c. Liming d. Leaching of bases
8. The concentration of nutrients in the soil solution
a. Buffering capacity c. Intensity factor
b. Reserve acidity d. Capacity factor
9. This macroelement is a metal component of chlorophyll and is deficient in acid upland soil
a. Nitrogen b. Calcium c. Copper d. Magnesium
10. When nutrients are immobile, deficiency shows up first in
a. Stems b. Oldest leaves c. Youngest leaves d. Senescent leaves
11. A process of movement of individual ion bue to difference in concentration
a. Diffusion b. Absorption c. Mass flow d. Root elongation
12. A soil chemical property which largely controls nutrient availability and microbial activities
a. Buffering capacity c. Soil pH
b. Cation exchange capacity d. Electrical conductivity
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. Prolonged anaerobic conditions d. 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
d. Poverty
a. Sufficiency b. Toxicity c. Deficiency adjustment

17. The nutrient elements in organic matter and minerals are considered unavailable. The most available form of nutrients are
in
Soil solution
a. Fixed b. Occluded c. Exchangeable d.
18. The macroelement which functions as a constituent of energy transfer metabollites
a. Phosphorus b. Potassium c. 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. Increase the cation exchange capacity d. 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. Lime requirement d. 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. Aluminum saturation method d. 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. Relative replacing power d. 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. Soil erodibility d. 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?
a. Phosphorus b. Calcium c. Sulfur d. Iron
40. The molecular weight of dolomite, CaMg(CO3)2 is
a. 56 g b. 84 g c. 100 g d. 184 g
41. Which of these materials has a molecular weight of 74g?
a. CaO b. Ca(OH)2 c. MgCO3 d. CaCO3
42. Which of these elements is a phloem-immobile?
a. Nitrogen b. Phosphorus c. Calcium d. Magnesium
43. Which of these liming materials is the most soluble?
a. CaO b. CaMg(CO3)2 c. 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. Soil capability d. Soil management
45. The process by which soil nutrients are washed down by water from the root zone of the plants
a. Crop removal b. Leaching c. 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

51. The soil order of organic soils

a. Andisols b. Entisols c. Histosols d. Mollisols
52. A practice that could contribute to soil erosion
a. Logging c. Fertilizer application
b. Organic matter addition d. Liming
53. The practice of spreading plant residues (leaves, stalks, stovers, straws and roots) on the ground to cover the surface of
the soil during rainy days
a. Green manuring b. Mulching c. Fallowing d. Cover cropping
54. Used to predict the severity of erosion from farm fields
a. Universal soil loss equation (USLE) c. Soil loss measurement equation
b. Growth rate d. Water loss equation
55. An off-site ill of soil erosion
a. Loss of soil c. Loss of applied fertilizer
b. Siltation of irrigation canal d. Decrease in soil depth
56. Soil materials can not be moved or transported by water unless they are
a. Dispersed and detached c. Dispersed and covered with mulch
Dispersed and harrowed
b. Dispersed and cultivated d.
57. On-site ills of soil erosion
a. Siltation of paddy fields c. Loss of organic matter
b. Siltation of irrigation dams d. Destruction of infrastructure
58. Soils exhibiting moderate development
a. Entisol b. Alfisol c. Inceptisol d. Ultisol
59. The parent material corresponds to this horizon
a. AB b. C c. D d. ABCD
60. A diagnostic horizon formed directly under the plow layer
a. Native b. Agric c. Spodic d. Cambic
 Review Questions in Soil Fertility and Liming
Answer Key

1. B 21. C 41. B
2. A 22. A 42. C
3. D 23. B 43. A
4. B 24. C 44. C
5. C 25. D 45. B
6. B 26. C 46. D
7. D 27. A 47. C
8. C 28. D 48. A
9. D 29. C 49. B
10. C 30. B 50. D
11. A 31. A 51. C
12. C 32. C 52. A
13. D 33. B 53. B
14. D 34. D 54. A
15. B 35. C 55. B
16. C 36. B 56. A
17. D 37. D 57. C
18. A 38. C 58. C
` 19. B 39. A 59. C
20. D 40. D 60. B