8/14/2019 STTSS S2 08 EST Question

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SAMPLE QUESTION

Farmers spend millions of ringgit to protect their crop every year.They may use insecticides or biological control to help them. As aresearch assistant, would you be in favour of using insecticides

or biological control to control pests? Based on the informationyou have gathered below, write a report to the research manager,giving your recommendation.

Methods Advantages Disadvantages

Insecticides • Save great quantities

of food from pests and

diseases beforeharvest or duringstorage.

• Increase crop yield.

• Kills useful insects.

• Adverse effects onwildlife for many yearsto come.

Biologicalcontrol•

Using naturalpredators to controlpests.

• Host resistance is not

a problem.

•

Expensive to findbiological controlagents.

• Can never eradicate a

pest completely.

Your report should include the following :

the method you have chosen

comparisons between the two methods

reasons why you have chosen this method over the other 

You may include any other relevant information to make your 

report more comprehensive. Your report should be about 200words.